she knew today was different. i'll tell it from the end. i left her in the classics building with the charcoal rubbings of knights with dogs. when i walked away she cried and i almost couldn't move and i cried all the way home. i felt i was giving up my dog. it's just for a day or two, and she'll be back, and we'll have just a few more walks, and she won't be mine anymore. and the words start me crying again.