The dog did not fail to know its master was dead. It knew, and still it waited.
A dog waits faithfully for its departed master, understanding the command to wait until they can be reunited.
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The dog merely held its place, clinging to that final word before he left: "Wait."
Did that command to wait mean to wait until the dog itself died and could go to its master?
The dog accepted it as such, refusing all food and starving.
At last, the dog quietly returned to its master's arms.
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