,A ,DOG'S ,DEA? 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,OCTAVE ,MIRBEAU 

,TAGS 3 RURAL POLICEMAN1 DOG1 MAYOR1 POLICEMAN1 T[N1 MAD1 MA/]1 ROADS1 POOR1 DOGS4 

,TEXT 3 

  

,PHOTO BY ,NICK ,SALTM>%1,C,C ,B,Y ,LIC5SE ,TRANSLAT$ FROM ! ,FR5* BY ,ROB]T ,HELMS 

0,LA ,MORT DU ,*I50 ORIG9ALLY APPE>$ 9 ! MON>*I/ PAP] ,LE ,GALOIS UND] ! P5 NAME ,H5RY ,LYS ON ,AUGU/ #b#c1 #a#h#h#d1 AB\T A YE> BE=E ! AU?OR'S CONV]SION TO AN>*ISM4  ,AL?\< MO/ ( ,MIRBEAU'S WORK REMA9S UNTRANSLAT$1 HE IS N[ REG>D$ BY ,FR5* CRITICS AS ONE ( ! MO/ IMPORTANT WRIT]S ( HIS P]IOD1 & HIS #aic PLAY ,BUS9ESS IS ,BUS9ESS MADE A TRIUMPHANT RETURN TO ! ,P>IS /AGE 9 #a#i#i#e4  ,HE IS BE/ KN[N TO ANGLOPHONE PO/]ITY = HIS NOVELS ,! ,TORTURE ,G>D5 7#a#h#i#h7 & ,DI>Y ( A ,*AMB]MAID 7#a#i74 

,HIS MA/] CALL$ HIM ,TURK4  ,HE WAS ?91 YELL[1 & SAD1 ) A  
PO9T$ SN\T1 A SMALL BUILD1 & %ORT1 BADLY CROPP$ E>S ?AT W]E ALWAYS BLE$+4  ,! TAIL HE WORE ON HIS RUMP LOOK$ LIKE A SCABBY QUE/ION M>K4  ,9 ! SUMM]TIME1 ,TURK W5T 9TO ! FIELDS TO GU>D ! CATTLE1 & 9TO ! ROADS TO *ASE PASS]SBY :O DEALT HIM SWIFT KICKS & PELT$ HIM ) /ONES4  ,HIS GREAT JOY1 \T 9 A M[$ FIELD1 EMBROID]$ ) SPR\T+ CLOV]1 WAS TO COME ACROSS A H>E ?AT W\LD BOLT 9 FRONT ( HIM & TO PURSUE IT ACROSS H$GES1 MOATS1 & /REAMS ) LONG LEAPS & WILD SPR9TS1 RETURN+ \T ( BREA? ) HIS LEGS TREMBL+ & HIS T\NGUE HANG+ \T1 DRIPP+ ) SWEAT4   

,9 ! ,W9T]1 :ILE ! BEA/S /AY$ NUMBLY 9 ! W>M B$S (  
!IR /ABLES1 ,TURK KEPT TO HIS [N NI*E3 A MIS]ABLE1 CAV$ 9-B>REL1 )\T /RAW1 AT ! 5D ( :I* HE SP5T ! DAYS SLEEP+1 CURL$ UP 9 A BALL1 OR 5DLESSLY SCRAT*+ HIMSELF4  ,HE ATE A MEAG]1 /9K+ SU/5ANCE ( L>D$ BREAD SCRAPS & DIRTY WAT]1 :I* WAS PUT \T = HIM 9 ! MORN+ 9 A *IPP$ /ONEW>E B[L1 & EA* TIME SOMEONE UNKN[N TO HIM P5ETRAT$ TO ! C5T] ( ! F>M1 HE W\LD LUNGE AT !M TILL HE REA*$ ! 5D ( HIS *A91 & !N B>E HIS FANGS & GR[L4   

,HE ALSO ACCOMPANI$ HIS MA/] TO FAIRS :5 !RE WAS A CALF TO  
SELL OR A PIG TO BUY1 OR TO /OPS HE NE$$ TO MAKE AT ! 9NS >\ND ! CITY4  ,O!RWISE1 HE WAS RESIGN$1 FAI?FUL1 & MIS]ABLE1 JU/ LIKE A DOG4   

,ONCE :5 HE WAS COM+ HOME LATE FROM ONE ( ! MORE DI/ANT  
FAIRS ) HIS MA/]1 HE LO/ ! MAN AT A VILLAGE CAB>ET4  ,:ILE HIS MA/] DRANK A FEW %ORT GLASSES ( ,?REE-,SIX1 ! DOG DECID$ TO RUN ?R\< ! NEI<BORHOOD1 EAG]LY DIGG+ ?R\< HEAPS ( G>BAGE1 TRY+ TO UNE>? A BONE OR SOME PRECI\S ?+ ( ?AT SORT4  ,:5 HE CAME BACK 9TO ! CAB>ET1 A%AM$ ( HIS ESCAPADE & BRAC+ HIMSELF = SOME ?UMPS ON ! BACK1 HE F\ND ONLY TWO HALF-DRUNK5 F>M]S :O  
DIDN'T KN[ HIM AT ALL & :O *AS$ HIM (F ) A BOOT1 SO ,TURK W5T AWAY4 

,! VILLAGE WAS BUILT ON AN 9T]SECTION :]E SIX ROADS CAME  
TOGE!R4  ,:I* ONE %\LD HE TAKE8  ,! POOR DOG LOOK$ PUZZL$ AT FIR/4  ,HE COCK$ AN E> SO AS TO CAT* ! S\ND ( A FAMILI> FOOT/EP ON ! W9D1 !N HE SNIFF$ AT ! GR\ND TO DISCOV] ! SMELL ( FRE% TRACKS1 & !N1 LETT+ \T TWO LITTLE SI<S1 HE SWIFTLY DEP>T$4  ,BUT SOON HE HALT$1 DI/URB$ & %IV]+ ALL OV]4  ,N[ HE WALK$ AT AN ANGLE1 C>EFULLY1 ) HIS NOSE TO ! GR\ND4  ,HE W\LD GO ONLY A FEW Y>DS 9TO ! %ORTCUT ROADS ?AT EMPTI$ 9TO ! MA9 R\TE1 CLIMB ! EMBANKM5T1 SMELL ! DRUNKS :O W]E SPRAWL$ \T ALONG ! DIT*ES1 & !N TURN1 SP9 >\ND1 RETRACE HIS /EPS1 PROB+ ! SMALLE/ CLU/] ( TREES & ! SMALLE/ CLUMP ( GORSE BU%ES4 

,NI<T WAS FALL+4  ,TO ! RI<T & LEFT ( ! ROAD1 ! FIELDS  
W]E DR[N$ 9 PURPLE %AD[4  ,AS ! MOON ROSE1 CLIMB+ 9TO ! SMOO?1 CL\DLESS SKY1 ,TURK SAT D[N ON HIS RUMP1 ) HIS NECK /RET*$ \T1 HIS HEAD PO9T$ /RAI<T AT ! A/RAL GLOBE1 & = A LONG1 LONG TIME HE CRI$3 

0,H\\6  ,H\\6 ,H\\60 

,EV]Y:]E !RE WAS A GR&1 SPREAD+ SIL5CE4  

0,H\\6  ,H\\6 ,H\\60 

,FROM ! DEP?S ( ! NI<T1 ONLY ! DOGS AT NEI<BOR+ F>MS  
ANSW]$ ! SOBS ( ! POOR ANIMAL4  ,! BRILLIANT1 MAGICAL MOON /EADILY ROSE1 & ! DOG'S %AD[ /RET*$ ACROSS !  SILV] SURFACE ( ! ROAD4 

,MR4 ,B]N>D1 A NOT>Y1 LEFT HIS H\SE AT ! CRACK ( DAWN &  
WAS AB\T TO />T ON HIS USUAL /ROLL4  ,HE WAS DRESS$ 5TIRELY 9 BLACK CA%MIR1 AS IS FITT+ = A NOT>Y4  ,BUT1 AS IT HAPP5$ TO BE ! HEI<T ( ! ,SUMM]1 ,MR4 ,B]N>D FIGUR$ ?AT HE C\LD LIV5 UP HIS ATTIRE ) AN UMBRELLA MADE ( :ITE ALPACA4  ,EV]Y?+ WAS /ILL SLEEP+ 9 ! T[N4  ,A FEW B>S HAD H>DLY OP5$ !IR DOORS1 & A FEW ROAD-LABOR]S ) PICKAXES ON !IR %\LD]S HAD JU/ />T$ (F TO WORK ) SLEEPY FOOT/EPS4  

0,ALWAYS UP E>LY1 EH1 ,MR4 ,B]N>D80 ASK$ ONE ( !M1 GREET+  
HIM ) RESPECT4  

,MR4 ,B]N>D WAS AB\T TO REPLY --= HE WAS NOT AN >ROGANT MAN  
--:5 HE SAW APPROA*+ FROM ! 5D ( ! WIDE1 LEVEL ,B\LEV>D1 A DOG SO JAUNDIC$1 SO SK9NY1 SO SAD1 & SO FIL?Y1 & :O SEEM$ SO TIR$ ?AT ,MR4 ,B]N>D 9/9CTIVELY /EPP$ ASIDE & PLAC$ HIMSELF AGA9/ A PLANE TREE4  ,?AT DOG WAS ,TURK --POOR1 LAM5TABLE ,TURK4 

0,UH-OH60 SAID ,MR4 ,B]N>D1 0,!RE'S A DOG ,I DON'T KN[6  ,UH-OH60 
,9 SMALL T[NS1 ONE KN[S ALL ! DOGS1 JU/ AS ONE KN[S ALL ! CITIZ5S1 & ! APPE>ANCE ( AN UNKN[N DOG IS JU/ AS IMPORTANT & TR\BL+ AN EV5T AS ?AT ( A /RANG]4   

,! DOG PASS$ 9 FRONT ( A F\NTA9 ?AT /OOD 9 ! C5T] (  
! ,B\LEV>D1 & DIDN'T /OP4  

0,UH-OH60 ,MR4 ,B]N>D SAID TO HIMSELF1 0,?IS DOG1 :O ,I DON'T  
KN[1 DOESN'T EV5 /OP AT ! F\NTA96  ,UH-OH6  ,?IS DOG IS MAD3 OBVI\SLY IT HAS RABIES40  ,TREMBL+1 HE >M$ HIMSELF ) A L>GE  
/ONE4  ,! DOG CAME T[>D HIM1 TROTT+ ALONG G5TLY ) HIS HEAD D[N4 

0,UH-OH60 ,MR4 ,B]N>D SCREAM$1 TURN+ PALE1 0,I SEE ! FOAM4   
,UH-OH6  ,HELP6  ,! FOAM6  ,HELP60 

,US+ ! PLANE TREE AS A %IELD1 HE ?REW ! /ONE1 BUT ! DOG  
PAID NO ATT5TION4  ,TURK LOOK$ AT ! NOT>Y ) HIS S(T EYES1 TURN$ BACK ONTO ! ROAD1 & LEFT4 

,9 AN 9/ANT1 ! LITTLE T[N WAS AWAK5$ BY ! DI/URB+  
NEWS3 A MAD DOG6   ,FACES /ILL PUFFY ) SLEEP APPE>$ AT W9D[S2 ANIMAT$ GR\PS ( M5 9 !IR %IRTSLEEVES OR WOM5 9 NI<T%IRTS & CAPS1 =M$ ON DOOR/EPS4  ,! MORE 9TREPID AMONG !M W]E >M$ ) PIT*=KS1 /AKES1 SPADES1 BILLHOOKS1 & RAKES2 ! JO9] GE/ICULAT$ ) HIS PLANE1 ! BUT*] ) HIS CLEAV]2 ! LITTLE HUN*BACK$ %OEMAK]1 AN AVID READ] ( MAIL-ORD] DIME NOVELS ) AN OBSC5E SMILE1 PROPOS$ REF9$ & DREADFUL TORTURES4   

0,:]E IS IT8  ,:]E IS IT80 

,:ILE ! LITTLE T[N RAIS$ ITS DEF5SES1 & ALL ! PEOPLE  
FIR$ UP !IR C\RAGE1 ,MR4 ,B]N>D HAD AWAK5$ ! MAYOR & TOLD HIM ! T]RIBLE /ORY3  0,IT LUNG$ AT ME ) ! FOAM ON ITS TEE?1 ,MR ,MAYOR1 & IT ALMO/ BIT ME1 ,MR4 ,MAYOR60 ,B]N>D CRI$ \T1 REA*+ D[N TO FEEL HIS CALVES1 ?I<S1 & /OMA*4  0,OH1 ,I'VE SE5 PL5TY ( MAD DOGS 9 MY DAY4  ,YES 9DE$1 PL5TY ( !M4  ,BUT1 ,MR4 ,MAYOR1 ,I'VE NEV]1 EV] SE5 ONE MORE RABID1 OR MORE AWFUL ?AN ?IS ONE4  ,OH60 

,! MAYOR1 QUITE DIGNIFI$ BUT ALSO V]Y P]PLEX$1 %OOK HIS  
HEAD & REFLECT$ = A MOM5T4 

0,IT'S S]I\S444 V]Y S]I\S60 HE MURMUR$4  0,BUT >E Y\ SURE  
?AT HE'S AS MAD AS ALL ?AT80 

0,AS MAD AS ALL ?AT800 %\T$ ,B]N>D 9DIGNANTLY4 0,IF ONLY Y\  
C\LD HAVE SE5 IT1 IF Y\ C\LD'VE SE5 ?AT FOAM1 ?OSE BLOOD%OT EYES1 & ?AT FUR /&+ ON 5D444 IT WASN'T EV5 A DOG ANYMORE4  ,IT WAS A TIG]4  ,A TIG]6  ,A TIG]60 

,!N1 BECOM+ SOLEMN1 HE LOOK$ /RAI<T 9TO ! MAYOR'S FACE  
& SL[LY PRON\NC$3 0,LI/51 ,IT'S NOT A QUE/ION ( POLITICS H]E1 ,MR4 ,MAYOR4  ,IT'S A MATT] ( PUBLIC SAFETY4  ,LET ME REPEAT3 ,IT'S A MATT] ( ! SAFETY & ! PROTECTION ( ! CITIZ5S4  ,IF Y\ %IRK ! RESPONSIBILITIES ?AT >E 9CUMB5T UPON Y\1 IF Y\ DO NOT MAKE A FIRM DECISION ?IS 9/ANT1 Y\'LL SOON REGRET IT1 ,MR4 ,MAYOR4  ,?AT'S :AT ,I1 ,B]N>D1 ,NOT>Y ,PUBLIC1 AM SAY+ TO Y\60 

,MR4 ,B]N>D WAS ! ( ! RADICAL OPPOSITION & AN 5EMY ( !  
MAYOR4  ,! LATT] HESITAT$ NO LONG]1 & ! RURAL POLICEMAN WAS SUMMON$4 

,TURK WAS /RET*$ \T1  TRANQUILLY TAK+ REFUGE ON ! SQU>E  
:]E NO ONE D>$ APPROA* HIM1 GNAW+ A BONE ( MUTTON :I* HE HELD BETWE5 HIS TWO CROSS$ PAWS4  ,! RURAL POLICEMAN1 >M$ ) A RIFLE 5TRU/$ TO HIM BY ! MAYOR1 & FOLL[$ BY A SIZABLE PROCESSION1 ADVANC$ UNTIL HE WAS T5 PACES FROM ! DOG4  ,FROM ! BALCONY ( ! T[N HALL1 ! MAYOR1 :O ATT5D$ ! SPECTACLE ) ,MR4 ,B]N>D1 C\LDN'T HELP BUT REM>K TO HIM1 0,& YET IT EATS60 9 ! SAME VOICE ?AT ,GALILEO MU/ HAVE US$ 9 PRON\NC+ HIS FAM\S PHRASE4   

0,YES1 HE EATS444 ! HORRIBLE ANIMAL1 ! SLY DEVIL60 RESPOND$  
,B]N>D1 & ADDRESS+ ! POLICEMAN1 HE COMM&$3 0,C>EFUL6  ,DON'T GET SO CLOSE60 

,! MOM5T TOOK ON A SOLEMN TONE4  ,! POLICEMAN1 ) HIS CAP  
LEAN+ ON HIS E>1 HIS SLEEVES ROLL$ UP1 & HIS FACE ANIMAT$ BY A H]OIC FEV]1 LOAD$ HIS RIFLE4   

0,DON'T PU% ME60 SAID ONE VOICE4 

0,DON'T MISS60 SAID ANO!R4 

0,AIM AT ! HEAD60 

0,NOT AT ! >MPIT80 

0,WAT* \T60 YELL$ ! POLICEMAN4  ,APP>5TLY UNCOM=TABLE 9  
HIS CAP1 HE S5T IT ROLL+ 9 ! DU/ BEH9D HIM ) A BRUSQUE GE/URE4  0,/& CLE>60 

,HE TOOK AIM AT ! POOR1 LAM5TABLE DOG1 :O HAD DISC>D$ HIS  
BONE & N[ REG>D$ ! MOB ) A S(T1 TE>Y EYE1 SEEM+ NOT TO SUSPECT :AT IT WAS ?AT ALL !SE PEOPLE WANT$ ) HIM4  ,PRES5TLY A GR& SIL5CE IMPOS$ ITSELF UPON ! COMMOTION4  ,! WOM5 /OPP$ !IR E>S ) !IR F+]S1 NOT WAIT+ = ! GUN%OT2 ! M5 BL9K$ !IR EYES1 HUDDL+ AGA9/ EA* O!R4  ,AN ANGUI% GRIPP$ ! CR[D1 9 ! EXPECTATION ( SOME?+ EXTRAORD9>Y & HORRIBLE4  ,! POLICEMAN /EADILY HELD HIS AIM4 

,B,O,O,M6  ,B,O,O,M6 

,AT ! SAME MOM5T !RE PEAL$ \T A CRY ( PROLONG$ &  
PI]C+ PA91 A BELL[+ ?AT FILL$ UP ! T[N4  ,! DOG /OOD UP4  ,HOBBL+ ON ?REE LEGS1 HE FL$1 LETT+ LITTLE DROPS ( BLOOD FALL BEH9D HIM4  ,& :ILE ! DOG RAN & RAN1 ! RURAL POLICEMAN LOOK$ AT HIS RIFLE1 /UPEFI$2 ! DUMBF\ND$ CR[D LOOK$ AT ! POLICEMAN1 & ! MAYOR />$ OP5-M\!D AT ,MR4 ,B]N>D1 OV]COME ) HORROR & 9DIGNATION4 

,TURK RAN ALL DAY1 DANC+ PITIFULLY ON HIS ?REE LEGS1 BLE$+1  
/OPP+ SOMETIMES TO LICK ! W\ND1 !N /UMBL+ (F AGA92  HE RAN ?R\< ROADS1 FIELDS1 & VILLAGES4  ,BUT EV]Y:]E ! T]RIFY+ NEWS ( A RABID DOG PREC$$ HIM3 ITS EYES >E HAGG>D2 ITS FUR IS /&+ ON 5D2 ITS DROOL+ M\? IS SME>$ ) CRIMSON FRO?4  ,! VILLAGES W]E 9 >MS & ! F>MS W]E BRI/L+ ) SCY!S4  ,/ONES FLY+ EV]Y:]E1 BL[S FROM CLUBS1 %OTS FROM RIFLES6  ,HIS BODY WAS NO MORE ?AN A S+LE W\ND1 ONE HORRID W\ND MADE ( HACK$ LIV+ FLE%1 LEAV+ BLOOD 9 ! DU/ ( ! ROADWAYS1 R$D5+ ! GRASS1 & COLOR+ ! /REAM 9 :I* HE BA!D4  ,HE KEPT RUNN+ & RUNN+1 TRIPP+ OV] ROCKS1 CLODS ( E>?1 & CLUMPS ( VEGETATION1 FOLL[$ 9CESSANTLY BY ! CRIES ( DEA?4 

,T[>D EV5+1 HE 5T]$ 9TO A FIELD ( TALL1 RIPE CORN1 :]E  
A BREEZE WAS S(TLY ROCK+ ! GOLD5 E>S BACK & =?4  ,) HIS SIDES HEAV+ & HIS LEGS /IFF1 ,TURK COLLAPS$ ON A B$ ( POPPIES1 & !RE1 AS SOME SCATT]+ P>TRIDGES CALL$ BACK & ! CRICKETS SANG1 HE DI$ )\T UTT]+ A COMPLA9T1 SURR\ND$ BY ! MURMURS ( ,NATURE H]SELF1 :O LULL$ HIM TO SLEEP & :O SUMMONS ! S\LS ( ! POOR DOGS ?AT SLEEP ON ! BRILLIANT & MAGICAL ,MOON4    

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