In t?? ????t ?? ? ??stlin? cit?, ?mi?st t?? c?c?p??n? ?? ??il? li??, ? l?n?l? p?pp? ???n? its?l? st??n??? ?n t?? ?n????ivin? st???ts. Its st??? w?s ?n? ?? ??sili?nc? ?n? v?ln????ilit?, ? st??k ??min??? ?? t?? c?mpl?xiti?s ?? ????n li?? w???? ?mp?t?? ??t?n s??m?? in s???t s?ppl?.
F?? ?iv? l?n? ???s, t?is littl? p?p ???m?? t?? si??w?lks, its sm?ll ???m? ?w????? ?? t?? t?w??in? ??il?in?s t??t s?????n??? it. Its ???s, ?nc? ?ill?? wit? ???t???l c??i?sit?, w??? n?w tin??? wit? s??n?ss ?n? ?nc??t?int?. T?? p?ssin? p???st?i?ns ?n? ??s? c?mm?t??s s??m?? t? ?v??l??k its p??s?nc?, t??i? ????ts s??min?l? ?????n?? t? t?? pli??t ?? t?is l?n? c???t???.
T?? p?pp?’s pli??t w?s ? p?i?n?nt ill?st??ti?n ?? ??w ??sil? ?nim?ls c?n ?? m???in?liz?? in t?? ??stlin? ???t?m ?? cit? li??. It m??kl? ?pp???c??? st??n???s, ??pin? ??? ? m??s?l ?? ???? ?? ? kin? w???, ?nl? t? ?? m?t wit? in?i?????nc?. It w?s ?s i? t?? p?pp? w?s invisi?l? t? t?? w??l?, ? sil?nt pl?? ??? ??lp t??t w?nt ?n?nsw????.
Y?t, ?mi? t?? ?p?t?? ?? t?? ????n l?n?sc?p?, t???? w?s ??p?. A c?mp?ssi?n?t? s??l, m?v?? ?? t?? p?pp?’s ??sp???t? sit??ti?n, t??k n?tic?. Wit? ? ????t ??immin? wit? ?mp?t??, t??? ?xt?n??? ? ??lpin? ??n? t? t?is l?n?l? s??l. T??? ??????? ????, s??lt??, ?n? t?? w??mt? ?? c?mp?ni?ns?ip.
T?? t??ns???m?ti?n in t?? p?pp?’s ??m??n?? w?s n?t?in? s???t ?? ??m??k??l?. T?? ???? ?n? l?n?lin?ss ??????ll? ??v? w?? t? t??st, ?n? its timi? t?il ????n t? w?? wit? j??. T?? ??n? t??t ???m?? ??tw??n t?? p?pp? ?n? its n?w???n? ??i?n? w?s ? t?st?m?nt t? t?? p?w?? ?? c?mp?ssi?n ?n? t?? ?i?????nc? t??t ? sin?l? ?ct ?? kin?n?ss c?n m?k?.
T?? st??? ?? t?? l?n?l? p?pp? t??t w?it?? ?n t?? st???ts ??? ?iv? ???s, ??c?ivin? n?t?in? ??t in?i?????nc?, s??v?s ?s ? ??min??? ?? t?? imp??t?nc? ?? ?xt?n?in? ?mp?t?? t? t??s? in n???, ??????l?ss ?? t??i? sp?ci?s. It ?n???sc???s t?? ?n???in? c?p?cit? ?? t?? ??m?n ????t t? m?k? ? p?sitiv? imp?ct ?n? ??in? li??t int? t?? liv?s ?? t??s? w?? ??v? ???n ?????tt?n ?? t?? w??l?.