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The Keeper

Brian Looney

    I am the keeper. Pleasure to finally make your acquaintance. I own this ranch, the petting zoo. Our animals are happy. They know no other life. They’re better off than in the wild. They have a better diet. Their lives are more fulfilling.

    Take Sancho, our miniature pony, as a case in point. Now how do you think he’d be out there in nature, a tiny thing like him? Why he’d starve to death alone; he’s got no kin out there. Point is, our animals are oneofakind, oneofakind, each with its own unique individuality. And the kids, they can see that. They can sense it.

    So I can’t hardly understand your aversion. You see, these animals bring such joy to the world. And they can sense a child’s innocence—they work with him, tolerate him. And I don’t mind telling you, something which brings such happiness to a child can’t be bad. It just can’t.

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