Picking up a pebble, Alec chucked it at the dog; the pebble passed through the dog and landed in the grass beyond. It was a chooser dog. As the three of them watched, the dog halted at the monument, seemed to gaze up at the plaque for a brief interval, and then it— “Defecation!” Alec shouted, his face turning bright red with rage. He ran toward the dog, waving his arms and trying to kick it, then reaching for the laser pistol at his belt but missing its handle in his excitement. “Desecration,” his companion corrected. Leo said, “It’s Palmer Eldritch.” Eldritch was showing his contempt for the
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