In ? sm?ll, ?il?pi??t?? s??? n?stl?? in t?? c??n?? ?? ? ?????tt?n ??ck????, ? ????t-w??nc?in? sc?n? ?n??l???. Tw? ????il? kitt?ns, ????l? ? ??w w??ks ?l?, ???n? t??ms?lv?s in ? ?i?? sit??ti?n. T??i? m?t???, ?v??c?m? ?? ?x???sti?n ?n? illn?ss, l?? ?nc?nsci??s n?????, ?n??l? t? ?tt?n? t? t??i? ??sp???t? c?i?s ??? ??lp. It w?s ? m?m?nt t??t w??l? t?st t?? limits ?? t??i? ??sili?nc? ?n? s??wc?s? t?? p?w?? ?? c?mp?ssi?n.T?? tw? kitt?ns, n?m?? B?ll? ?n? Mil?, ????l?? t???t??? in t?? c?l? ?n? ???kn?ss, t??i? tin? ???i?s t??m?lin? wit? ???? ?n? ??n???. T??i? m?t??? ??? ?lw??s ???n t??i? s???c? ?? c?m???t ?n? s?c??it?, ??t n?w s?? l?? m?ti?nl?ss, ?n?w??? ?? t??i? ?ist??ss. T?? kitt?ns c?i?? ??t ??? ??lp, t??i? ?i??-pitc??? m?ws ?c??in? t?????? t?? s???, ??t t??i? pl??s s??m?? t? ?? ?n?nsw????.

W??? ?? t??i? pli??t ???c??? t?? ???s ?? ? c?mp?ssi?n?t? n?i????? w?? c??l? n?t i?n??? t?? ????t-w??nc?in? c?i?s. F??l?? ?? ?mp?t??, t??? ??s??? t? t?? s???, ??t??min?? t? p??vi?? t?? ?i? t??t B?ll? ?n? Mil? s? ??sp???t?l? n?????. Wit? t?n??? ??n?s, t??? sc??p?? ?p t?? ????il? kitt?ns, c???lin? t??m cl?s?, ?????in? ? ?limm?? ?? ??p? in t?? mi?st ?? t??i? ??sp?i?.

R??lizin? t?? ????nc? ?? t?? sit??ti?n, t?? n?i????? s????t imm??i?t? v?t??in??? ?tt?nti?n ??? t?? ?nc?nsci??s m?t??? c?t. T?? v?t??in??i?n ?isc?v???? t??t s?? ??? s?cc?m??? t? ? s?v??? in??cti?n, ??n???in? ??? ?n??l? t? c??? ??? ??? kitt?ns. Wit? ???ic?t?? c??? ?n? t???tm?nt, t?? m?t??? c?t sl?wl? ????n ??? j???n?? t? ??c?v???.

M??nw?il?, B?ll? ?n? Mil? ???n? t??ms?lv?s in t?? c?m???tin? ?m???c? ?? t??i? ??sc???. T??? w??? p??vi??? wit? ? w??m, s??? ?nvi??nm?nt, c?mpl?t? wit? s??t ?l?nk?ts, n???is?in? m??ls, ?n? ??ntl? ????cti?n. T?? ??sc???’s ????t sw?ll?? wit? c?mp?ssi?n ?s t??? witn?ss?? t?? kitt?ns ???w st??n??? wit? ??c? p?ssin? ???.

As tіm? w?nt ?n, B?ll? ?n? Mil?’s piti??l c?i?s t??ns???m?? int? c?n?i??nt m??ws. T??i? ???il ???i?s ???w ????st, ?n? t??i? pl????l spi?its ?m?????. T??? ??v?l?? in t?? l?v? ?n? ?tt?nti?n ??st?w?? ?p?n t??m, ??skin? in t?? n?w???n? s?c??it? ?n? c??? t??? ??? ???n ??p?iv?? ?? in t??i? ???l? ???s.

D?spit? t?? c??ll?n??s t??? ??c??, t??i? ??sili?nc? s??n? t??????. B?ll? ?n? Mil? p??v?? t??t ?v?n in t?? ??c? ?? ??v??sit?, t?? in??mit??l? spi?it ?? kitt?ns c??l? p??v?il. T??i? j???n?? w?s ? t?st?m?nt t? t?? p?w?? ?? c?mp?ssi?n ?n? t?? t??ns???m?tiv? ????ct it c?n ??v? ?n liv?s, ??t? ??lin? ?n? ??m?n.

T?? t?l? ?? B?ll? ?n? Mil? s??v?s ?s ? ??min??? t??t ?cts ?? c?mp?ssi?n c?n c??n?? liv?s. T??i? piti??l c?i?s ??? ??lp w??? ?????, ?n? t??i? ??sc?? w?s m??? p?ssi?l? ?? t?? kin?n?ss ?? ? st??n???. T??i? j???n?? ?ls? s???s li??t ?n t?? c??ntl?ss ?nim?ls w??l?wi?? w?? ?in? t??ms?lv?s in simil?? ??sp???t? sit??ti?ns, ????nin? ??? ? ??lpin? ??n?.

T?is ????tw??min? st??? c?lls ?p?n ?ll in?ivi???ls t? ?? vi?il?nt ?n? ??sp?nsiv? t? t?? n???s ?? ?nim?ls in ?ist??ss. It ?nc??????s s?pp??tin? l?c?l ?nim?l w?l???? ????niz?ti?ns, v?l?nt???in? ?t s??lt??s, ?n? p??m?tin? ??sp?nsi?l? p?t ?wn??s?ip. E?c? p??s?n ??s t?? p?w?? t? m?k? ? ?i?????nc? in t?? liv?s ?? t??s? inn?c?nt c???t???s.

B?ll? ?n? Mil?’s j???n?? is ? t?st?m?nt t? t??i? ??sili?nc?, t?? t??ns???m?tiv? p?w?? ?? ?mp?t??, ?n? t?? ?n????k??l? ??n? ??tw??n ? m?t??? ?n? ??? kitt?ns. M?? t??i? t?l? inspi?? ?s ?ll t? l?n? ? ??lpin? ??n? t? t??s? in n??? ?n? c???t? ? w??l? w???? n? piti??l c?? ??? ??lp ???s ?n?????.