we have to filter some stuff out but everything's mediated and filtered anyway. we can declare a news-out but we sense the air. can't we just look at the dogs so open and trusting? we have to be wary because we're different from the animals we might be. to act like we are not afraid we have to hide our fear away. the dogs can smell it on our skin and see it in our eyes. it'll make us want to cry when they see us that way. we want to be as close to the dogs as possible. we look to the dogs for confirmation, knowing well how drastically we have complicated things and how disguised and disingenuous we've been.