There_EX are_VBR many_DA2 different_JJ Manhattans_NP2 ._. 
Which_DDQ one_PN1 you_PPY happen_VV0 to_TO live_VVI in_RP depends_VVZ partly_RR on_II geography_NN1 and_CC partly_RR on_II perception_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 live_VV0 on_II the_AT Upper_JJ West_ND1 Side_NN1 ,_, in_II the_AT midst_NN1 of_IO an_AT1 eccentric_JJ animal_NN1 kingdom_NN1 ._. 
In_II my_APPGE Manhattan_NP1 ,_, people_NN like_II their_APPGE animals_NN2 big_JJ :_: aristocratic_JJ hunting_NN1 dogs_NN2 with_IW wide_JJ ,_, soft_JJ mouths_NN2 ,_, overfed_VVD guard_NN1 dogs_NN2 and_CC pit_NN1 bull_NN1 mixes_NN2 ,_, sled_VVD dogs_NN2 that_CST have_VH0 kept_VVN the_AT look_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 wolf_NN1 about_II them_PPHO2 ._. 
These_DD2 are_VBR large_JJ animals_NN2 for_IF large_JJ apartments_NN2 :_: six-room_JJ prewars_NN2 ,_, with_IW a_AT1 couple_NN1 of_IO children_NN2 and_CC possibly_RR a_AT1 weekend_NNT1 home_RL in_II the_AT Hamptons_NP2 ._. 
Nobody_PN1 has_VHZ time_NNT1 to_TO go_VVI jogging_VVG with_IW the_AT dog_NN1 anymore_RR ,_, and_CC the_AT nanny_NN1 refuses_VVZ to_TO pick_VVI up_RP feces_NN2 from_II the_AT sidewalk_NN1 ,_, so_RR a_AT1 walker_NN1 is_VBZ hired_VVN ._. 
Elsewhere_RL ,_, on_II the_AT East_ND1 Side_NN1 ,_, are_VBR toy_JJ breeds_NN2 with_IW their_APPGE adorably_RR hydrocephalic_JJ heads_NN2 ._. 
The_AT owners_NN2 are_VBR older_JJR ;_; the_AT children_NN2 have_VH0 grown_VVN up_RP and_CC been_VBN replaced_VVN by_II skittish_JJ canine_JJ midgets_NN2 with_IW the_AT appeal_NN1 of_IO perpetual_JJ infancy_NN1 ._. 
Downtown_RL are_VBR the_AT elaborately_RR designed_VVN fashion_NN1 victims_NN2 ,_, entrancingly_RR ugly_JJ breeds_NN2 with_IW faces_NN2 wreathed_VVN in_II wrinkles_NN2 ,_, their_APPGE noses_NN2 squashed_VVD up_RP between_II their_APPGE eyes_NN2 ._. 
They_PPHS2 are_VBR dragged_VVN behind_II their_APPGE fit_JJ and_CC fabulous_JJ owners_NN2 ,_, panting_VVG from_II their_APPGE deformed_JJ jaws_NN2 ._. 
And_CC then_RT there_EX are_VBR the_AT exotics_NN1 :_: lizards_NN2 ,_, parrots_NN2 ,_, rabbits_NN2 ,_, the_AT odd_JJ squirrel_NN1 monkey_NN1 or_CC de-glanded_JJ skunk_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX usually_RR see_VVI these_DD2 outside_II21 of_II22 work_NN1 ,_, but_CCB then_RT ,_, they_PPHS2 're_VBR not_XX my_APPGE specialty_NN1 :_: They_PPHS2 belong_VV0 to_II someone_PN1 else_RR 's_VBZ Manhattan_NP1 ._. 
So_RR I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ a_RR21 little_RR22 startled_VVN to_TO see_VVI the_AT man_NN1 with_IW the_AT baby_NN1 barn_NN1 owl_NN1 on_II his_APPGE shoulder_NN1 ,_, although_CS not_XX as_RG surprised_JJ as_CSA the_AT other_JJ subway_NN1 riders_NN2 ._. 
The_AT man_NN1 had_VHD a_AT1 quality_NN1 of_IO alertness_NN1 about_II him_PPHO1 that_CST did_VDD n't_XX quite_RR seem_VVI to_TO match_VVI his_APPGE appearance_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD that_CST look_VV0 you_PPY get_VV0 from_II sleeping_VVG rough_JJ :_: T-shirt_NN1 not_XX quite_RG clean_JJ ,_, the_AT worn_JJ cotton_NN1 molded_VVD to_II his_APPGE wiry_JJ chest_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 noticed_VVD that_CST the_AT man_NN1 's_GE eyes_NN2 were_VBDR a_AT1 pale_JJ hazel_NN1 ,_, almost_RR yellow_JJ ,_, as_CSA he_PPHS1 kept_VVD moving_VVG his_APPGE gaze_NN1 around_II the_AT subway_NN1 car_NN1 ,_, careful_JJ not_XX to_TO make_VVI eye_NN1 contact_NN1 with_IW anyone_PN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 wondered_VVD where_RRQ he_PPHS1 had_VHD found_VVN the_AT little_JJ gray_JJ bird_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ had_VHD sunk_VVN into_II itself_PPX1 ,_, but_CCB stopped_VVD myself_PPX1 from_II asking_VVG him_PPHO1 ._. 
Most_DAT people_NN think_VV0 they_PPHS2 're_VBR rescuing_VVG owlets_NN2 when_CS all_DB they_PPHS2 're_VBR really_RR doing_VDG is_VBZ stealing_VVG the_AT baby_NN1 on_II its_APPGE first_MD day_NNT1 out_II21 of_II22 the_AT nest_NN1 ._. 
My_APPGE friend_NN1 Lilliana_NP1 can_VM explain_VVI this_DD1 to_II people_NN and_CC they_PPHS2 'll_VM frown_VVI and_CC say_VVI they_PPHS2 had_VHD no_AT idea_NN1 ,_, but_CCB when_RRQ I_PPIS1 open_VV0 my_APPGE mouth_NN1 ,_, people_NN tend_VV0 to_TO get_VVI red_JJ in_II the_AT face_NN1 and_CC become_VVI defensive_JJ ._. 
The_AT little_JJ owl_NN1 huddled_VVD closer_RRR to_II the_AT man_NN1 's_GE neck_NN1 and_CC he_PPHS1 reached_VVD back_RP and_CC patted_VVD it_PPH1 ,_, shifting_VVG his_APPGE other_JJ hand_NN1 from_II strap_NN1 to_II pole_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 blond_JJ businesswoman_NN1 sidled_VVD away_RL and_CC I_PPIS1 saw_VVD the_AT man_NN1 notice_NN1 ._. 
Then_RT ,_, for_IF a_AT1 moment_NN1 ,_, the_AT man_NN1 met_VVD my_APPGE eyes_NN2 ,_, a_AT1 half-smile_NN1 on_II his_APPGE lips_NN2 ,_, as_CS21 if_CS22 he_PPHS1 had_VHD something_PN1 amusing_JJ to_TO impart_VVI ._. 
I_PPIS1 turned_VVD away_II21 from_II22 him_PPHO1 ,_, because_CS I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX approve_VVI of_IO people_NN wearing_VVG animals_NN2 as_CSA accessories_NN2 ._. 
Particularly_RR wild_JJ creatures_NN2 ,_, which_DDQ are_VBR far_RG more_RGR delicate_JJ than_CSN you_PPY might_VM think_VVI ._. 
I_PPIS1 knew_VVD this_DD1 because_CS we_PPIS2 get_VV0 the_AT odd_JJ raptor_NN1 at_II the_AT Animal_NN1 Medical_JJ Institute_NN1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 're_VBR the_AT only_JJ veterinary_JJ ser_NN1 vice_NN1 in_II the_AT New_NP1 York_NP1 area_NN1 that_CST caters_VVZ to_II exotics_NN2 ,_, so_CS we_PPIS2 're_VBR pretty_RG much_RR the_AT only_JJ game_NN1 in_II town_NN1 if_CS your_APPGE anaconda_NN1 loses_VVZ its_APPGE appetite_NN1 or_CC your_APPGE parrot_NN1 breaks_VVZ its_APPGE foot_NN1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 're_VBR also_RR the_AT only_JJ place_NN1 in_II the_AT tristate_NN1 area_NN1 that_CST can_VM do_VDI dialysis_NN1 on_II cats_NN2 and_CC the_AT best_RRT place_VV0 to_TO give_VVI your_APPGE dog_NN1 chemo_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB somehow_RR I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX think_VVI the_AT raggedy_JJ man_NN1 was_VBDZ taking_VVG his_APPGE little_JJ pal_NN1 in_RP for_IF a_AT1 checkup_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ wondering_VVG if_CS I_PPIS1 owed_VVD it_PPH1 to_II the_AT owl_NN1 to_TO intervene_VVI when_RRQ the_AT subway_NN1 screeched_VVD to_II a_AT1 stop_NN1 and_CC the_AT doors_NN2 opened_VVD ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 reshuffling_NN1 of_IO bodies_NN2 and_CC I_PPIS1 realized_VVD that_CST the_AT person_NN1 pressing_VVG against_II my_APPGE back_NN1 had_VHD gotten_VVN off_RP ,_, giving_VVG me_PPIO1 room_NN1 to_TO breathe_VVI again_RT ._. 
Reflexively_RR ,_, I_PPIS1 lifted_VVD my_APPGE hand_NN1 to_TO adjust_VVI my_APPGE pocketbook_NN1 strap_NN1 ,_, only_RR to_TO find_VVI that_CST there_EX was_VBDZ no_AT pocketbook_NN1 there_RL ._. 
I_PPIS1 felt_VVD a_AT1 moment_NN1 of_IO disorientation_NN1 ._. 
Was_VBDZ it_PPH1 possible_JJ that_CST I_PPIS1 'd_VHD left_VVN home_RL without_IW it_PPH1 ?_? 
Had_VHD it_PPH1 fallen_VVN to_II the_AT floor_NN1 ?_? 
And_CC then_RT ,_, on_II the_AT heels_NN2 of_IO these_DD2 thoughts_NN2 ,_, the_AT realization_NN1 :_: Someone_PN1 had_VHD stolen_VVN my_APPGE bag_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 said_VVD it_PPH1 out_RP loud_RR ,_, half_DB in_II disbelief_NN1 ,_, just_RR as_CSA the_AT subway_NN1 gave_VVD a_AT1 hiss_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 jolt_NN1 ,_, the_AT doors_NN2 closed_VVD ,_, and_CC the_AT train_NN1 began_VVD to_TO move_VVI again_RT ._. 
I_PPIS1 looked_VVD around_RP ,_, wildly_RR ,_, as_CS21 if_CS22 I_PPIS1 expected_VVD the_AT thief_NN1 to_TO still_RR be_VBI there_RL ._. 
But_CCB of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, whoever_PNQV it_PPH1 was_VBDZ would_VM have_VHI gotten_VVN off_II the_AT train_NN1 ._. 
Around_II me_PPIO1 ,_, people_NN were_VBDR watching_VVG with_IW various_JJ degrees_NN2 of_IO sympathy_NN1 ,_, alarm_VV0 ,_, and_CC disinterest_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 met_VVD the_AT raggedy_JJ man_NN1 's_GE eyes_NN2 and_CC he_PPHS1 gave_VVD a_AT1 little_JJ shrug_NN1 as_CS21 if_CS22 to_TO say_VVI ,_, Sorry_JJ ,_, but_CCB it_PPH1 was_VBDZ n't_XX me_PPIO1 ._. 
On_II the_AT day_NNT1 we_PPIS2 moved_VVD ,_, with_IW two_MC weeks_NNT2 still_RR left_VVN to_TO go_VVI on_II our_APPGE lease_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 already_RR felt_VVD nostalgic_JJ for_IF the_AT city_NN1 ._. 
This_DD1 condition_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN building_VVG steadily_RR ,_, and_CC on_II D-day_NP1 I_PPIS1 woke_VVD up_RP and_CC actually_RR started_VVD to_TO cry_VVI when_RRQ I_PPIS1 heard_VVD a_AT1 jackhammer_NN1 start_VVI up_RP on_II the_AT sidewalk_NN1 below_RL ._. 
When_CS you_PPY 've_VH0 lived_VVN in_II Manhattan_NP1 ,_, no_AT other_JJ place_NN1 feels_VVZ quite_RG as_RG real_JJ :_: It_PPH1 's_VBZ the_AT solid_JJ ,_, looming_JJ presence_NN1 of_IO all_DB those_DD2 high_JJ stone_NN1 buildings_NN2 ,_, not_XX the_AT aristocratic_JJ skyscrapers_NN2 but_CCB the_AT solid_JJ middle-class_JJ structures_NN2 of_IO fifteen_MC stories_NN2 or_CC so_RR ._. 
They_PPHS2 make_VV0 all_DB those_DD2 two-story_JJ suburban_JJ houses_NN2 look_VV0 like_II flimsy_JJ stick-and-straw_JJ affairs_NN2 ,_, something_PN1 a_AT1 wolf_NN1 could_VM blow_VVI down_RP ._. 
And_CC then_RT there_EX 's_VBZ the_AT fame_NN1 factor_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ makes_VVZ Manhattan_NP1 seem_VVI so_RG oddly_RR familiar_JJ ,_, even_RR to_II Belgian_JJ factory_NN1 workers_NN2 and_CC Lancastrian_JJ sheepherders_NN2 ._. 
You_PPY see_VV0 this_DD1 one_MC1 narrow_JJ island_NN1 everywhere_RL you_PPY go_VV0 on_II print_NN1 ads_NN2 ,_, on_II television_NN1 ,_, on_II multiplex_NN1 screens_VVZ the_AT quintessential_JJ city_NN1 :_: noisy_JJ and_CC glamorous_JJ and_CC dirty_JJ ,_, a_AT1 village_NN1 packed_VVD tight_RR with_IW avant-garde_JJ toddlers_NN2 ,_, mentally_RR unstable_JJ artists_NN2 ,_, businesslike_JJ Europeans_NN2 ,_, marginal_JJ actors_NN2 ,_, hopeful_JJ immigrants_NN2 from_II Haiti_NP1 and_CC Ohio_NP1 ,_, drug_NN1 dealers_NN2 ,_, cat_NN1 collectors_NN2 ,_, the_AT unapologetically_RR successful_JJ and_CC the_AT walking_NN1 wounded_VVD one_MC1 layer_NN1 overlapping_VVG the_AT other_JJ ,_, the_AT uncivilized_JJ center_NN1 of_IO the_AT civilized_JJ world_NN1 ._. 
And_CC I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX want_VVI to_TO join_VVI the_AT ranks_NN2 of_IO the_AT deserters_NN2 ,_, claiming_VVG to_TO still_RR love_VVI the_AT city_NN1 's_GE energy_NN1 and_CC culture_NN1 but_CCB frightened_VVN off_RP by_II muggings_NN2 or_CC wildings_NN2 or_CC blackouts_NN2 or_CC terrorist_JJ bandits_NN2 ._. 
Like_CS there_EX 's_VBZ safety_NN1 somewhere_RL out_RP there_RL in_II a_AT1 small_JJ town_NN1 ,_, like_II no_AT child_NN1 ever_RR disappeared_VVD on_II a_AT1 cricket-filled_JJ summer_NNT1 night_NNT1 ,_, on_II a_AT1 bike_NN1 ride_VV0 home_RL from_II church_NN1 ._. 
At_RR21 least_RR22 in_II New_NP1 York_NP1 ,_, hearing_VVG the_AT worst_JJT about_II human_JJ nature_NN1 is_VBZ never_RR a_AT1 complete_JJ surprise_NN1 ._. 
Think_VV0 of_IO your_APPGE favorite_JJ urban_JJ myth_NN1 ._. 
Stolen_JJ kidney_NN1 ?_? 
Crispy_JJ fried_JJ rat_NN1 ?_? 
Radioactive_JJ subway_NN1 ?_? 
Chances_NN2 are_VBR ,_, when_CS you_PPY imagined_VVD it_PPH1 happening_VVG ,_, you_PPY imagined_VVD it_PPH1 happening_VVG in_II Manhattan_NP1 ,_, with_IW smoke_NN1 billowing_VVG from_II manhole_NN1 covers_NN2 ,_, and_CC rude_JJ pedestrians_NN2 yelling_VVG across_II broad_JJ avenues_NN2 ,_, and_CC gray_JJ and_CC brown_JJ pigeons_NN2 teetering_VVG along_RP as_RG yellow_JJ taxis_NN2 shot_VVN past_RL ._. 
In_II those_DD2 final_JJ days_NNT2 ,_, I_PPIS1 went_VVD to_II museums_NN2 ,_, the_AT Empire_NP1 State_NP1 Building_NN1 ,_, Bloomingdale_NP1 's_GE ._. 
Halfway_RR through_II the_AT Planetarium_NN1 space_NN1 show_NN1 ,_, when_CS my_APPGE seat_NN1 began_VVD to_TO vibrate_VVI like_II a_AT1 rocket_NN1 ship_NN1 and_CC the_AT whole_JJ Milky_JJ Way_NN1 galaxy_NN1 receded_VVD until_CS it_PPH1 was_VBDZ no_AT more_DAR than_CSN a_AT1 distant_JJ spot_NN1 in_II an_AT1 alien_JJ sky_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 began_VVD to_TO choke_VVI back_RP tears_NN2 ._. 
My_APPGE home_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 thought_VVD ._. 
The_AT known_JJ universe_NN1 ._. 
Of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, you_PPY do_VD0 n't_XX think_VVI about_II these_DD2 sorts_NN2 of_IO things_NN2 unless_CS you_PPY 've_VH0 just_RR arrived_VVN ,_, or_CC are_VBR on_II your_APPGE way_NN1 out_RP ._. 
With_IW my_APPGE job_NN1 already_RR gone_VVN ,_, leaving_VVG a_AT1 gaping_JJ ,_, empty_JJ wound_NN1 in_II my_APPGE days_NNT2 ,_, I_PPIS1 had_VHD time_NNT1 to_TO sit_VVI around_RP and_CC notice_VVI things_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 realized_VVD that_CST in_II the_AT country_NN1 I_PPIS1 would_VM need_VVI a_AT1 car_NN1 to_TO get_VVI a_AT1 tube_NN1 of_IO toothpaste_NN1 and_CC began_VVD to_TO miss_VVI being_VBG able_JK to_TO walk_VVI everywhere_RL even_CS21 though_CS22 I_PPIS1 had_VHD n't_XX left_VVN yet_RR ._. 
I_PPIS1 began_VVD to_TO feel_VVI as_CS21 if_CS22 Manhattan_NP1 were_VBDR a_AT1 lover_NN1 I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ giving_VVG up_RP to_TO save_VVI my_APPGE marriage_NN1 ._. 
As_CS21 if_CS22 to_TO torment_VVI me_PPIO1 ,_, Manhattan_NP1 pulled_VVD out_RP all_DB the_AT stops_NN2 as_CSA I_PPIS1 prepared_VVD to_TO depart_VVI ._. 
A_AT1 few_DA2 sidewalk_NN1 maples_NN2 had_VHD begun_VVN to_TO turn_VVI yellow_JJ and_CC there_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 briskness_NN1 to_II the_AT air_NN1 that_CST made_VVD you_PPY want_VVI to_TO look_VVI at_RR21 all_RR22 the_AT new_JJ clothes_NN2 in_II the_AT shop_NN1 windows_NN2 ,_, lovely_JJ deep_JJ purples_NN2 and_CC oranges_NN2 and_CC deep_JJ wine_NN1 shades_NN2 ,_, like_II a_AT1 dark_JJ glass_NN1 of_IO rich_JJ burgundy_NN1 after_II a_AT1 summer_NNT1 of_IO acidic_JJ whites_NN2 ._. 
The_AT grinning_JJ faces_NN2 of_IO death_NN1 had_VHD already_RR been_VBN put_VVN out_RP on_II display_NN1 in_II all_DB the_AT stationery_NN1 and_CC drugstores_VVZ along_II Broadway_NP1 ,_, and_CC as_CSA I_PPIS1 walked_VVD down_RP the_AT aisles_NN2 of_IO my_APPGE local_JJ supermarket_NN1 I_PPIS1 watched_VVD as_CSA child_NN1 after_II child_NN1 pressed_VVD the_AT button_NN1 on_II the_AT snarling_JJ zombie_NN1 display_NN1 ._. 
While_CS a_AT1 small_JJ army_NN1 of_IO Israelis_NN2 moved_VVD our_APPGE belongings_NN2 into_II one_MC1 of_IO their_APPGE huge_JJ Samson_NP1 Movers_NN2 trucks_NN2 ,_, I_PPIS1 had_VHD a_AT1 last_MD breakfast_NN1 at_II Barney_NP1 Greengrass_NP1 ,_, sitting_VVG alone_RR at_II a_AT1 table_NN1 for_IF two_MC while_CS a_AT1 pair_NN of_IO old_JJ men_NN2 argued_VVD politics_NN1 over_II platters_NN2 of_IO sturgeon_NN1 and_CC belly_NN1 lox_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 had_VHD promised_VVN my_APPGE doctor_NN1 that_CST I_PPIS1 would_VM eat_VVI fish_NN from_RR41 time_RR42 to_RR43 time_RR44 to_TO keep_VVI from_II becoming_VVG anemic_JJ ,_, and_CC so_RR I_PPIS1 sat_VVD there_RL with_IW my_APPGE whitefish_NN1 salad_NN1 ,_, feeling_VVG a_RR21 little_RR22 drunk_VVN from_II all_DB the_AT salt_NN1 and_CC protein_NN1 ._. 
My_APPGE father_NN1 ,_, born_VVN in_II Barcelona_NP1 ,_, loved_VVD fish_NN ._. 
Especially_RR the_AT skinny_JJ oily_JJ ones_NN2 with_IW heads_NN2 and_CC tails_NN2 ._. 
How_RRQ about_II this_DD1 for_IF a_AT1 proposal_NN1 :_: Come_VV0 live_JJ with_IW me_PPIO1 and_CC be_VBI my_APPGE love_NN1 and_CC if_CS you_PPY 've_VH0 got_VVN insomnia_NN1 ,_, hell_NN1 ,_, we_PPIS2 can_VM go_VVI chase_NN1 sheep_NN till_II dawn_NNT1 ._. 
No_AT more_RGR lonely_JJ nights_NNT2 ._. 
That_DD1 's_VBZ my_APPGE proposal_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 've_VH0 been_VBN pretty_RG stupid_JJ about_II men_NN2 up_RP till_II now._RT ?_? 
I_PPIS1 've_VH0 been_VBN pretty_RG stupid_JJ about_II women_NN2 ._. 
Kept_VVN chasing_VVG after_II the_AT ones_NN2 who_PNQS wanted_VVD to_TO run_VVI away_RL ._. 
I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX want_VVI to_TO run_VVI away_RL ._. 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM sure_JJ you_PPY do_VD0 ._. 
But_CCB you_PPY also_RR want_VV0 to_TO be_VBI caught_VVN ._. 
And_CC he_PPHS1 grabbed_VVD my_APPGE wrists_NN2 and_CC held_VVD them_PPHO2 behind_II my_APPGE back_NN1 and_CC we_PPIS2 kissed_VVD again_RT ,_, till_CS I_PPIS1 could_VM feel_VVI the_AT rapid_JJ beat_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE heart_NN1 against_II my_APPGE chest_NN1 ._. 
Are_VBR you_PPY ready_JJ for_IF a_AT1 little_JJ adventure_NN1 ,_, Doc_NN1 ?_? 
Let_VV0 me_PPIO1 see_VVI ._. 
How_RRQ about_II something_PN1 that_CST calls_VVZ for_IF you_PPY to_TO hang_VVI on_RP to_II the_AT back_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 motorcycle_NN1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 spend_VV0 some_DD time_NNT1 exploring_VVG out_RP west_ND1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'll_VM show_VVI you_PPY where_CS I_PPIS1 grew_VVD up_RP in_II Texas_NP1 ._. 
Then_RT ,_, when_CS it_PPH1 really_RR warms_VVZ up_RP ,_, we_PPIS2 head_VV0 for_IF northern_JJ Canada_NP1 ,_, where_CS my_APPGE grandfather_NN1 lived_VVD ._. 
And_CC then_RT what_DDQ ?_? 
Red_NN1 traced_VVD my_APPGE mouth_NN1 with_IW his_APPGE thumb_NN1 ._. 
And_CC then_RT we_PPIS2 go_VV0 home_RL ._. 
He_PPHS1 kissed_VVD me_PPIO1 again_RT ,_, and_CC this_DD1 time_NNT1 ,_, his_APPGE tongue_NN1 found_VVD mine_PPGE ._. 
Maybe_RR somewhere_RL between_II complete_JJ surrender_NN1 and_CC total_JJ independence_NN1 I_PPIS1 could_VM find_VVI a_AT1 middle_JJ path_NN1 ._. 
Maybe_RR there_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 way_NN1 for_IF me_PPIO1 to_TO forge_VVI a_AT1 veterinary_JJ career_NN1 that_CST could_VM bring_VVI me_PPIO1 closer_RRR to_II Red_JJ ,_, not_XX distance_VV0 me_PPIO1 from_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
Maybe_RR I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ thinking_VVG below_II the_AT waist_NN1 and_CC had_VHD completely_RR lost_VVN my_APPGE ability_NN1 to_TO reason_VVI ._. 
But_CCB really_RR ,_, when_CS you_PPY think_VV0 about_II it_PPH1 ,_, Manhattan_NP1 is_VBZ no_AT place_NN1 for_IF anything_PN1 on_II four_MC legs_NN2 ._. 
And_CC certainly_RR not_XX for_IF something_PN1 the_AT size_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 wolf_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 pulled_VVD apart_II21 from_II22 Red_JJ ,_, wanting_VVG to_TO find_VVI the_AT words_NN2 to_TO reassure_VVI him_PPHO1 that_CST my_APPGE answer_NN1 to_II all_DB his_APPGE questions_NN2 was_VBDZ a_AT1 most_RGT definite_JJ yes_UH ._. 
But_CCB then_RT Red_JJ growled_VVD and_CC began_VVD circling_VVG me_PPIO1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 let_VV0 out_RP a_AT1 nervous_JJ laugh_NN1 ._. 
What_DDQ am_VBM I_PPIS1 supposed_JJ to_TO do_VDI now_RT ?_? 
Say_VV0 ,_, My_APPGE ,_, what_DDQ big_JJ teeth_NN2 you_PPY have_VH0 ?_? 
Red_NN1 just_RR smiled_VVD and_CC did_VDD n't_XX answer_VVI ._. 
And_CC suddenly_RR I_PPIS1 really_RR was_VBDZ a_RR21 little_RR22 frightened_JJ ._. 
For_IF the_AT first_MD time_NNT1 ,_, I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ seeing_VVG Red_JJ with_IW his_APPGE guard_NN1 down_RP ._. 
Not_XX careful_JJ because_CS I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ new_JJ to_II the_AT change_NN1 ._. 
Not_XX cautious_JJ because_CS he_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX want_VVI to_TO frighten_VVI me_PPIO1 off_RP with_IW his_APPGE intensity_NN1 ._. 
This_DD1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 man_NN1 secure_VV0 in_II himself_PPX1 ,_, and_CC as_CSA he_PPHS1 moved_VVD deliberately_RR around_II me_PPIO1 ,_, I_PPIS1 could_VM feel_VVI the_AT balance_NN1 of_IO power_NN1 between_II us_PPIO2 shift_VV0 and_CC reconfigure_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX know_VVI the_AT name_NN1 of_IO this_DD1 game_NN1 ,_, or_CC the_AT rules_NN2 ._. 
In_II all_DB the_AT years_NNT2 that_CST Hunter_NP1 and_CC I_PPIS1 had_VHD made_VVN love_NN1 ,_, we_PPIS2 had_VHD remained_VVN bound_VVN by_II certain_JJ unspoken_JJ guidelines_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 like_VV0 this_DD1 kind_NN1 of_IO touch_NN1 ,_, not_XX that_DD1 ;_; touch_VV0 me_PPIO1 here_RL ,_, not_XX there_RL ._. 
We_PPIS2 were_VBDR like_II those_DD2 people_NN who_PNQS go_VV0 on_II vacation_NN1 the_AT same_DA time_NNT1 each_DD1 year_NNT1 to_II the_AT same_DA room_NN1 in_II the_AT same_DA hotel_NN1 in_II the_AT same_DA place_NN1 ._. 
When_CS Hunter_NP1 had_VHD first_MD come_VVN back_RP from_II Romania_NP1 ,_, he_PPHS1 had_VHD crossed_VVN our_APPGE unstated_JJ boundaries_NN2 a_RR21 little_RR22 ,_, but_CCB only_RR a_AT1 little_JJ ._. 
Maybe_RR ,_, deep_RR down_RP ,_, Hunter_NP1 had_VHD known_VVN that_CST if_CS he_PPHS1 'd_VHD pushed_VVN too_RG far_RR ,_, he_PPHS1 'd_VM have_VHI discovered_VVN the_AT surprisingly_RR deep_JJ reservoir_NN1 of_IO cruelty_NN1 in_II himself_PPX1 ._. 
But_CCB this_DD1 was_VBDZ different_JJ ._. 
Red_NN1 was_VBDZ different_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 stood_VVD my_APPGE ground_NN1 as_CSA he_PPHS1 closed_VVD in_RP ,_, forcing_VVG myself_PPX1 to_TO hold_VVI eye_NN1 contact_NN1 ,_, that_DD1 primitive_NN1 ,_, dangerous_JJ intimacy_NN1 which_DDQ provokes_VVZ all_DB manner_NN1 of_IO animal_NN1 desires_NN2 ._. 
A_AT1 shiver_NN1 of_IO anxiety_NN1 raced_VVN through_II me_PPIO1 and_CC I_PPIS1 recognized_VVD it_PPH1 for_IF what_DDQ it_PPH1 was_VBDZ :_: that_DD1 age-old_JJ fearful_JJ longing_NN1 to_TO surrender_VVI and_CC let_VVI passion_NN1 consume_VV0 you_PPY ._. 
Red_NN1 's_GE teeth_NN2 closed_VVD over_RP my_APPGE shoulder_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 had_VHD finally_RR met_VVN my_APPGE fate_NN1 ,_, and_CC it_PPH1 was_VBDZ delicious_JJ ._. 
