Preface: A Quick Introduction to my family and me

Soon the sky began to cloud over, the all-too-familiar sign of a thunderstorm. But then the black Lab in front of a farmhouse took my mind of the impending bad weather. For once I decided that the dog looked friendly, and as he ran toward me, I tried a new tactic. “Go home!” I said. Then I stopped my bike. A miracle! ................
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