T?? ??in c?m? ????in? ??wn ??l?ntl?ssl?, c?stin? ? s?m??? v?il ?v?? t?? w??l? ????n? m?. As I s????t s??lt?? ???m t?? ??wn????, ? ????t-w??nc?in? si??t c????t m? ?tt?nti?n—? sm?ll, s?iv??in? ?i???? ????l?? ???inst ? w?ll, ???n??n?? ?n? ?l?n?. It w?s ? ???, ???n??n?? ?? its ?wn??, l??t t? ??c? t?? ?l?m?nts ?n? t?? c???lt? ?? t?? w??l?.

T???s w?ll?? ?? in m? ???s ?s I witn?ss?? t?? ???t?s ?? ??m?n c?ll??sn?ss. H?w c??l? s?m??n? c?st ?si?? ? l???l c?m??ni?n, ? livin? ??in? ?nt??st?? t? t??i? c???, in s?c? ? ????tl?ss m?nn??? T?? ???’s m???n??l ???s mi?????? t?? ??in wit?in m? ?wn ????t, c?nv??in? ? ??????n? s?ns? ?? ??t????l ?n? c?n??si?n.

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Wit???t ? m?m?nt’s ??sit?ti?n, I ??????c??? t?? t??m?lin? c???t???, m? ????t ?c?in? wit? ?m??t??. As I ???w cl?s??, t?? ???’s ??m? ??? cl?n? t? its ?m?ci?t?? ????, ??v??lin? t?? t?ll ?? n??l?ct ?n? ???n??nm?nt. T?? ??in????s min?l?? wit? m? t???s ?s I kn?lt ??wn ??si?? it, ?????in? ? ??ntl? t??c? ?? ???ss???nc? ?n? c?m??ssi?n.

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In t??t ??i?n?nt m?m?nt, I v?w?? t? ??c?m? t?? ??v?c?t? t?is ???s?k?n s??l ??s????t?l? n?????. Wit? t??m?lin? ??n?s, I ??t????? t?? ??? int? m? ??ms, s?i?l?in? it ???m t?? ??l?ntl?ss ??in. It t??m?l?? ???inst m? c??st, ? ????il? ??min??? ?? t?? t??st it ??? ?nc? ?l?c?? in its ?wn??, n?w s??tt???? ?? t??i? ????tl?ss ?ct.

As I c???i?? t?? ??? t? s???t?, m? min? ??c?? wit? ???sti?ns. H?w c??l? ?n??n? ???n??n s?c? ? v?ln????l? ?n? l???l c???t???? W??t ci?c?mst?nc?s c??l? l??? ? ???s?n t? ?isc??? t??i? ??s??nsi?iliti?s wit? s?c? ?is??????? T?? ?nsw??s ?l???? m?, ??t m? ??c?s ??m?in?? ?n t?? ???s?nt—t? ???vi?? s?l?c? ?n? ?i? t? t?is inn?c?nt ??in? in ?ist??ss.

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Fin?in? ?????? in ? n????? s??lt??, w? w??? w?lc?m?? ?? c?m??ssi?n?t? in?ivi???ls ???ic?t?? t? ??sc?in? ?n? ?????ilit?tin? ???n??n?? ?nim?ls. T?? ??? ??c?iv?? ? w??m ???, n???is?in? m??ls, ?n? t?? m??ic?l ?tt?nti?n it ??s????t?l? n?????. Wit? ?v??? ??ssin? ???, its s?i?it ????n t? ??viv?, its t??st in ??m?nit? sl?wl? ??kin?lin?.

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Witn?ssin? t?? ???’s t??ns???m?ti?n ?ill?? m? wit? ? ?itt??sw??t mix ?? ?m?ti?ns. W?il? t?? w?i??t ?? its ???n??nm?nt still lin?????, t?? ??sili?nc? ?n? c???cit? ??? ???lin? t??t it ?is?l???? w??? n?t?in? s???t ?? ??m??k??l?. It s??v?? ?s ? t?st?m?nt t? t?? st??n?t? ?? t?? ?nim?l s?i?it, ? ??min??? t??t ?v?n in t?? ??c? ?? c???lt?, l?v? ?n? c?m??ssi?n c?n t?i?m??.

As I ???l?ct ?n t??t ??t???l ?nc??nt??, I ?m ??min??? ?? t?? ??????n? im??ct ??? ?cti?ns c?n ??v? ?n t?? liv?s ?? ?t???s. T?? t???s t??t st???m?? ??wn m? ??c? t??t ??? w??? n?t j?st ? ?is?l?? ?? s??n?ss, ??t ?ls? ? t?st?m?nt t? t?? ???t? ?? m? ?m??t?? ?n? m? ?nw?v??in? c?mmitm?nt t? ???t?ctin? t?? v?ic?l?ss.

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T?? ???’s st??? is n?t ?ni???, ?n???t?n?t?l?. C??ntl?ss ?nim?ls s????? t?? s?m? ??t?, ???n??n?? in ???s? c?n?iti?ns, l??t t? ??n? ??? t??ms?lv?s. B?t it is in ??? c?ll?ctiv? ??w?? t? m?k? ? ?i?????nc?. B? s?????tin? ?nim?l ??sc?? ????niz?ti?ns, ??v?c?tin? ??? ??s??nsi?l? ??t ?wn??s?i?, ?n? ???m?tin? ?w???n?ss ?? t?? c?ns????nc?s ?? ???n??nm?nt, w? c?n st?iv? t? c???t? ? s?ci?t? w???? s?c? ????t-w??nc?in? sc?n?s ??c?m? ? t?in? ?? t?? ??st.

M?? t?? t???s s??? ??? t?is ???n??n?? ??? s??v? ?s ? c?t?l?st ??? c??n??—? ??min??? t??t c?m??ssi?n s???l? ??i?? ??? ?cti?ns, ?n? t??t t???t???, w? c?n c???t? ? w??l? w???? n? livin? ??in? is c???ll? ???n??n??, l??t t? w??t??? li??’s st??ms ?l?n?.