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A big dark man appeared, inquiring as to the strange situation this family found them in, but Timberlake couldn't have cared less. He was being lulled into a stupor by the woman's comforting touch and words, his eyelids fluttering. It had been a long day--the longest of his life--and he was exhausted. His paws stretched out, reaching for something--

Pad or Rad, or Meadow? Mommy and Daddy? Where were they? Why hadn't they come for him?

Their faces painted his imagination as it began to run wild, the small, burly body drifting off into a deep sleep.