Strays. They're everywhere here. Stray dogs, stray monkeys, stray hippies, even stray cows. Stray dogs appear to top the list - India is full of them and this town is no exception. Mangey, flea-ridden, sometimes crippled, often cute, they roam the streets singularly or in packs. They're mostly harmless on their own, but there's strength in numbers and I've been told that when four or more get together they can sometimes be trouble. The streets here are NARROW, with no sidewalks, so when a car or motorcycle comes screaming along one must be fleet of feet to jump out of the way in time. Not the dogs, however. They calmly stay put until the very last instant, and if the car does not go around them then they very casually get up and move to the
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