1.21 - Gods, dogs and relics

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Excerpt

Diez woke from the dream to the sound of his rescue barking. Duplo rarely made a noise. When he first saw the dog, he would hardly make eye contact. The shelter manager told him he’d come a long way, but turns out even gentle beasts like the Australian Shepherd Poodle crossbreed, like other species, buried their trauma deep inside until it silenced them too.

During the blackout and the chaos that followed, people weren’t the only ones unhomed. There was an animal crisis too. Most survivors now living behind the walls were pet owners, whether they liked it or not. Another regulation that Diez thought, ultimately, was for the better.

The loneliness and isolation was quickly overcome by man's best friend. It was one of the oddest and most humane developments that emerged as the fires were put out and as the order behind the walls was established. After so much loss of life, people did what they could to salvage as much of it as possible. Dogs flourished. Doodles, especially, were ascendant.

“What's got into you?” Diez asked, rolling out of bed.