“if only you could see”

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I've always wanted to see snowflakes. Sitting on the soft grass I was finally granted my wish. Gray snowflakes fell from the sky. I watched as they drifted towards the ground. It was a stunning sight. The only problem was the house was too bright and the smell burned my nose. I wondered if they were inside. They were always nice to me. I decided to run up to the door, but nothing I could do would make them answer. The last I heard, they told me, "Go spend some time outside."

I like being outside. Lots of places to run. But being inside was nice too. Especially when I get to lay in bed. Why would no one answer? Where were they? I'm sure they smelled it. I know they could see it. From far away I could hear something. It was loud, too. I think it might have been some kind of siren. I went to sit under the tree in the yard. Sitting down, I could barely take my eyes from the bright glow. The loud noise became even louder; when I turned to see, some flashing lights made me blink. Something large was coming down the road. It stopped in front of my house, and some people in strange suits ran to my house. One called me over, but I was too busy yelling at the ones getting near. They ignored me, and went inside. It was a little while before I saw them again, but when they returned, in their arms were my friends. I yelled at them to leave my friends alone, but they still didn't listen.

Now they had something like a long snake in their arms, except a lot of water came out. The glowing died down, and I couldn't recognize my house. Tired, and having given up yelling, I answered to the one calling me over. I didn't know why, and I didn't care anymore.


"Who do we have here?"
"Well, the tag says his name is Kepler."
"Kepler, huh? I guess we'll have to find him a new home. No one survived this one."
"It's a shame."
"Yeah, but actually, my little girl always wanted a pet. And this dog seems pretty tame. I think I might just keep him."
"Oh yeah? Well, that's one less thing we have to worry about. Let's get finished here and get the report written."
"You got it."

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