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Pura did his best to imitate his dunk, his measure of success open to interpretation. "But you get an 'A' and a 'B' and another 'A' and a few more 'Bs' for your effort," Peregrine quipped upon noticing the youngster's repetition of the two consonants. "The letter you're looking for next is 'C,'" he added, an impish grin curling his dark lips.

He knew it would take a while for the pups to begin understanding speech, then using it themselves, but this was a start and how else would they learn but by example? So Peregrine hunkered down to be closer to Pura's level and said, "How's that food, Pura? Do you know that's your name, Pura? Pura Vir-toot, purveyor of virtuous farts, I guess. And I'm Dunk Perry. Dunk Perry," he repeated emphatically, hoping some or any of it would stick.