It is surprising to me how pleased I am that Percy lives on.
Percy, you see, is the primary marsupial of the manor, our porch ‘possum. A few days ago, a ‘possum bit the bullet on the roadway near the corner of the yard. I assumed Percy had waddled into the path of a passing vehicle and achieved the destiny of a high percentage of those resourceful but somewhat oblivious mammals.
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