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She wheeled the cart out into the parking lot, which was still half-full, and up to her van. It was eerily quiet out. Even Oscar seemed to finally sense that something was wrong - he stayed very close to Marya and whined a little as she unlocked the van and started loading the groceries into the back.
"I know," she told him. "It's weird, isn't it." She'd read somewhere or someone had told her once that animals could sense approaching hurricanes and tornadoes, and she wondered if anyone's dogs had realized something was up when people started disappearing. Did anyone get any warning? She didn’t remember Cujo or Cujo II barking any more or any less than they always did, just that they had been outside yesterday for a lot longer than normal.
( Did you see this coming? she asked Oscar. )
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"I know," she told him. "It's weird, isn't it." She'd read somewhere or someone had told her once that animals could sense approaching hurricanes and tornadoes, and she wondered if anyone's dogs had realized something was up when people started disappearing. Did anyone get any warning? She didn’t remember Cujo or Cujo II barking any more or any less than they always did, just that they had been outside yesterday for a lot longer than normal.
( Did you see this coming? she asked Oscar. )
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