| Two weeks after my arrival Fox died just after sunset
| Dos semanas después de mi llegada, Fox murió justo después del atardecer.
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| I was stretched out on the bed when he approached
| Estaba tirado en la cama cuando él se acercó
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| And tried painfully to jump up he wagged his tail nervously
| Y trató dolorosamente de saltar, movió la cola con nerviosismo.
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| Since the beginning he hadn’t touched his bowl once
| Desde el principio, no había tocado su cuenco ni una sola vez.
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| He had lost a lot of weight
| Había perdido mucho peso
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| I helped him to settle on my lap
| Lo ayudé a acomodarse en mi regazo
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| For a few seconds he looked at me
| Por unos segundos me miro
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| With a curious mixture of exhaustion and apology
| Con una curiosa mezcla de cansancio y disculpa
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| Then, calmed, he closed his eyes
| Luego, calmado, cerró los ojos.
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| Two minutes later he gave out his last breath
| Dos minutos después, dio su último aliento.
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| I buried him beside the residence
| Lo enterré al lado de la residencia.
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| At the western extremity of the land
| En el extremo occidental de la tierra
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| Surrounded by the protective fence
| Rodeado por la valla protectora
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| Next to his predecessors
| Junto a sus antecesores
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| During the night a rapid transport
| Durante la noche un transporte rápido
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| From the Central City dropped off an identical dog
| De Central City dejó un perro idéntico
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| They knew the codes and how to work the barrier
| Conocían los códigos y cómo trabajar la barrera.
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| I didn’t have to get up to greet them
| No tuve que levantarme para saludarlos
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| A small white and ginger mongrel
| Un pequeño mestizo blanco y jengibre.
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| Came toward me wagging its tail
| Vino hacia mí moviendo la cola
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| I gestured to him
| le hice un gesto
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| He jumped on the bed and stretched out beside me
| Saltó sobre la cama y se tumbó a mi lado.
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| Love is simple to define
| El amor es simple de definir
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| But it seldom happens in the series of beings
| Pero rara vez sucede en la serie de seres
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| Through these dogs we pay homage to love
| A través de estos perros rendimos homenaje al amor
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| And to its possibility
| Y a su posibilidad
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| What is a dog but a machine for loving
| ¿Qué es un perro sino una máquina de amar?
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| You introduce him to a human being giving him the mission to love
| Le presentas a un ser humano dándole la misión de amar
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| And however ugly, perverse, deformed or stupid this human being might be
| Y por más feo, perverso, deforme o estúpido que sea este ser humano
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| The dog loves him, the dog loves him | El perro lo ama, el perro lo ama |