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Fifteen Dogs - André Alexis

2/8/2016

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Here are 15 words for you to chew on from André Alexis's apologue, Fifteen Dogs.
  • One evening in Toronto, the gods Apollo and Hermes were at the Wheat Sheaf Tavern. 
  • While at the tavern, the gods began a desultory conversation about the nature of humanity.
  • Perfunctorily petting his back.
  • Atticus, practical and persuasive, suggested they take over a coppice in High Park, a clearing beneath a cluster of evergreens….
  • Majnoun’s fascination with tone of voice is what led to his first serious contretemps with the woman…
  • Prince began to run in wide circles around the beagle, tongue lolling out.
  • Quickly lost in the congeries of city smells.
  • Benjy and Dougie felt an antipathy toward the creatures.
  • She cleaned up their feces...groomed them, purred at them or with them as if she were an oversized moggie herself.
  • From that moment, all the gods new Zeus's will and, for the most part, abided by his edict. 
  • It was cruel to expect him to forbear, though out of consideration for her, Majnoun would forbear for months at a time until, inevitably, he'd forget her feelings and pounce on some fragrant deposit.
  • When Majnoun moved his head ever so slightly, he could smell a vein of scent and then another and another, each scent like a layer in mica.
  • You like it [Labatt's]? said Hermes. It's a waste of perfectly good water.
    • Philistine! said Apollo. 

Picture It: 

  • Image of Micas.
  • Image of Moggies.
  • Image of Coppic​​es.​
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