the curious incident of the dog in the night-time

i had been hugging the dog for 4 minutes when i heard screaming. i looked up and saw mrs shears running towards me from the patio. she was wearing pajamas and a housecoat. her toenails were painted bright pink and she had no shoes on.
she was shouting "what in fuc<'s name have you done with my dog!"
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I put down the dog and moved back two metres.
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I put my hands over my ears and closed my eyes and rolled forward until i was hunched up and with my forhead pressed onto the grass. The grass was wet and cold. it was nice.
_Mark Haddon