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Tonight I'll be reading a snooze cast original original called What Murphy remembered. In this short story, Murphy is a dog who lives in a city apartment building with his two humans. He has something

important on the tip of his mind that he spends his day trying to remember. Let's get cozy. Close your eyes.

relax your body into the softness of your bed. Now. Now take a few deep breaths. Murphy, the dog, had something very important to do today, but he couldn't remember what it was.

It was early morning, and he was waiting by the door for the man to grab the leash and say,

want to go out?

Most of what the man said didn't carry any real significance, but Murphy always tried to listen for the important bits.

Wait a second, Murphy thought, maybe this was the important thing, going out with the man in the morning.

Yes, that did make sense after all, the man was often very forgetful and some

mornings it seemed like he'd completely overlook Murphy as he rushed around, getting ready and

muttering, late for work. Of course the man never did forget, but perhaps that was only because Murphy

diligently reminded him every morning by sitting close to the door and punctuating the man's

sentences with some very mournful sighs. Murphy closed his eyes, content that he had

remembered the important thing he had to do today.

In that split second, the man had clasped the islet on the end of the leash to the metal ring on Murphy's collar.

Come on, Murph, let's go out," the man said.

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