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~Owl-Like~

I grabbed a twelve-pack of beer at the local grocery store

then got in line at one of the registers.

Ahead of me was a woman with a cart of stuff, and

in her cart was a toddler. I assumed it was hers.

The toddler looked at me and blinked its eyes.

Reminded me of an owl.

I took a closer look at the toddler

to see if it was worthy of the comparison.

It didn't seem to have any interest in me at all, 

so I figured the child was probably at least as wise

as an owl.

D. B. Tompsett