WhenGlenKrugerpickedasmallcatfromananimalshelter(收容所),hedidnotexpectmuch
Yetrightfromthestart,eightyearsago,therewasanuncommonconnectionbetweenhimandthesmallblackcat
He36_herInky
“Igrewuponahundred-acre(亩)farmandhadonlycats37playmates”,Kruger,theseventy-year-oldmansays
“Myhearingwasdamagedbythe38offarmequipment,soIlearnedtoconnectwith39
Theyreacttowhattheyseeandwhatyoudo
”Inkywasagentlecat,40thehousewithfiveothercats
ButonaJanuarynightin2009,Inkydid41thatwouldsetherapartfrom42catsforever
Krugerhadgonedowntothebasementto43thewoodstoveforthenight
Whenhewasfinished,he44tothetopofthestairsandreachedtoturnoffthelights
Indoingso,heslippedand45hisbackagainstanoldshelf
TheheavyshelfcamecrashingdownandsentKrugerdownthestairs
46inapoolofbloodonthebasementfloor,Krugerfelt47goingintoshock(休克)
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