“The dog would run a few steps toward the house, circle once or twice as though unable to decide what to do next, then run back into the wood, turn, and run again toward the house, all the while whining with agitation, tail low and wavering."Jesus H. Roosevelt Christ," I said. "Bloody Timmy's in the well!”

Diana Gabaldon

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