"The Pack: a selection of canines and their human retreated into the cave. Outside, the desert heat rose. The cave was cool, dark and safe; everything that the outland was not.
They panted even as the air unit groaned. Only the human made the correlation between the cool air and utility bills. It was a quiet worry. They had water and snacks. The outland would have to continue without them.
The human had one final thought: perhaps she had written too many narratives. Her life had become a narrative. It was time to pull the plug -- of the computer."
They panted even as the air unit groaned. Only the human made the correlation between the cool air and utility bills. It was a quiet worry. They had water and snacks. The outland would have to continue without them.
The human had one final thought: perhaps she had written too many narratives. Her life had become a narrative. It was time to pull the plug -- of the computer."
