A Lurcher freezes mid-stride on a woodland path, one front paw lifted and body low, as a deer disappears between the trees ahead; the owner stands several metres behind with a raised hand.

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The Fire Drill

The school fire drill always felt a bit pointless: trooping out into the cold, again, for nothing. Every class takes the same stairs to the same spot by the netball court, every time. On the day there’s real smoke, nobody has to think. Their feet already know the way.

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