At an open front door, a German Shepherd sits calmly on the doormat just inside, waiting with its eyes on its person, a Middle Eastern woman in a long cream dress and a green headscarf who holds the door open with one hand and smiles down at it, the garden path, the gate and the street beyond.

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On Your Marks

At the start of a race, the runners crouch at the line, every muscle ready. Nobody moves until the gun. Go early and there’s no prize for keenness: it’s a false start, and everyone walks back to the line.

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