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> [In a dog's world, only three states existed: "now," "in a while," and "forever." If someone left, he was gone "forever," and when he returned they rejoiced as much as if he were back from the dead precisely because he'd…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mercedes-lackey/in-a-dog-s-world-only-three-states-existed-now-in-a-while-and-forever/)

[Mercedes Lackey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mercedes-lackey/)

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