Isle of Dogs

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Dr. Faux had fallen silent as the sun slipped into the Chesapeake Bay and restaurants and gift shops closed sharply at six. Although the dentist couldn't see because of the brackish-smelling banda

"You keep me here tied up like this," Dr. Faux said out loud, because he thought he had heard a stirring inside the room a few minutes ago, "then who's going to take care of your teeth? That you in here, Fo

"Yea." Fo

"I would like to know what the plan is, if you don't mind telling me," the dentist said.

"Depends on the gov'ner," Fo

"NASCAR?" Dr. Faux was stumped. "Have you ever been to a NASCAR race, Fo

"Yea!" he exclaimed, lifting his eyebrows and tightening his jaw, meaning he was talking backward and saying no.

"Well, I can't tell if you mean yes or no, but I assure you, NASCAR has no intention of coming here and there is no barrel of money to be made from stock-car racing or anything else on this island."

"The police say so. And if the gov'ner don't do what he orte do and stop steering us up, we going to set out all the bateaus and form a blockate around the island and raise a flag with a jimmy on it and burn up the Virginia flag! And you made a barrel here on Tanger, now ain't that right, Dr. Faux?"

"You're going to raise a flag with a male crab on it and commit treason?" Dr. Faux was shocked and persisted in sidestepping the boy's accusations about the dentist's honesty. "That would cause another civil war, Fo

"All I know is we had wer fill," Fo

"Well, I tell you, son, I've visited your island for many years," Dr. Faux confessed. "And it's no coincidence that I don't choose to live here. My point is, if you want a chance in life, Fo

"Listening to you is not much count," Fo

"Listening to me has plenty of value. Because doing the smart thing might just give you an opportunity. Maybe there's something special out there for you, Fo

"If I carry you to shore, what you go

"You know what a recruiter is?" Dr. Faux said smoothly. "Well, I'll tell you. I could put you to work going around and finding needy children whose teeth require a lot of work their families can't afford. You bring them in to my Reedville clinic and I'll give you ten dollars for every kid. When you learn to drive, I'll find you a car. We don't have to come back here to this impoverished little island ever again."

Fo

He felt a bit feisty and in a mood to commit mischief and mayhem. He played his harmonica loudly and rode his bicycle faster than usual, speeding up full tilt when he crossed the two painted lines on Janders Road. Fo

"Heee!" she called out to him as they passed each other in the road. "Doncha play the juice harp in the evening! You go

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"… Amen, dear Lord. I'll get back to you later. That you, Fo

"Blowed in from they bay. I got supper and water."

"I need to use the bathroom." Dr. Faux was embarrassed to talk this way in front of a woman whose mouth he had excavated and exploited for years.

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