The first thing you find out when yer dog learns to talk is that dogs …

Patrick Ness
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The first thing you find out when yer dog learns to talk is that dogs don't got nothing much to say. About anything. Need a poo, Todd. Shutup, Manchee. Poo. Poo, Todd. I said shut it. ✨ The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness. www.theguardian.com. September 5, 2008.
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The first thing you find out when yer dog learns to talk is that dogs don't got nothing much to say. About anything. Need a poo, Todd. Shutup, Manchee. Poo. Poo, Todd. I said shut it. ✨ The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness. www.theguardian.com. September 5, 2008.

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