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,!n1 ! week5d foll{+ ! /orm1 ,i notic$ f"r5+ *anges4 ,bates quit eat+1 & he lay 9 my hallway cov}+ 8 eyes ) 8 paws4

,:5 ,i took hm 6! vet}9>ian1 ! doctor sd ,bates probably _h debris 9 8 eyes 2c ! tornado du/ _h bits ( glass1 fib}glass & o!r h>m;l "picles4
,i !n took ,bates 6a ,dallas oph?almologi/ :o sd %e cdn't' f9d any sign ( debris1 b x cd h wa%$ away4

,! oph?almology visits 3t9u$ until ,augu/ j 6assure u t ,bates 0 all "r4

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,"! 7 _m /range si<ts = ,bates 2c ( bo>d$-up build+s & block$ /reets4

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,af ab ?ree weeks1 ?+s return$ 6normal4 ,& my happy-g-lucky gold5 ,retriev} 0 r1dy 6"w ag4

,if y & yr dog >e 9 a sev}e /orm :e!r 9side or |tside a build+1 ,i've le>n$ t x is crucial 6obs}ve h{ ! dog acts4

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