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“… I hear the jingle of metal, and suddenly, the biggest rat I’ve ever seen trundles it’s way towards me from the shadows. I make a startled sound - Nnyeah!-and fall on my ass, trying to back away.
It’s only when the rat stops by Nadine‘s chair and starts growling at me that I realize it’s actually some sort of dog. A Chihuahua mixed with, I don’t know, an old potato?”

“ it’s like when you come down with a head cold. You never noticed the exact moment your throat begins to hurt. Instead, is the moment you realize your throat has been hurting for a while. It’s not always clear when something begins.
“So your throat hurts?“
“No. Well, yes,“ I say around the bright smile. “Metaphorically“
He doesn’t seem to appreciate the effort. “