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Now even when pele ae gon die ‘ye wo beable rl’ Amp onde ange wai meat abe Known “The dreams and dais of dogs ae in pete, hom, ae al eis an ot jst humane, ngage wth the word and wath each cera see hari beings tht hare api of cw To andertn oe i ‘Faces one sil ees to las how inh eivaroly embed toi een So he gaz of how den ats erly Now oly Secs of the purported pede ower of deans, bt bcos maining ‘hate bought dogeae aceon wal nw oto question whee! ‘vier pose kw he etme nd gal of ary hn ofl, Entrtalinghe viewpoints ter beings lr boundaries ha sep fends ofl tn the al tempest Ine tetera ke ‘etucof one tube doped peopl erage ines ee pt (skein vorrofahued enn pers bina ht dsr ce ee te din ons we igh otherwze make ecwen nie and cla petal the ‘ers elubi car unete Rana a te dog omc ‘nthe wasn which bamant ave enablers cine fm ef ce “rp tothe gaia cli ity nthe Upper Amuse ‘tha Inks people in Avia he ie is word beyond the vale “Traneapece communion i degre buns Test be ue ‘ake in mays that rn thon and he omg tenant of he man no oe wan opomuneety boone vg anen the oh he manaic on represented by bi inthe poe chapter Lele seul inden wich sche slp pie ds ane, To mit saceschdaoges people in Ada make ge te of ile ane speien onminiate see Thee tates eel soi npr sae the ned wear ned shehaman andthe clef ding nin aye shad acre be amas These sats ala eve amen per ‘snc ahorthe gc isheno veo: Undrtndig heer een leo the aoploy beyond an hat Lam deeapng Toes ut tome fhe proper, Pe choo rs her deve ova ‘hewn smal bar eingeloplcoundeume Way do pep in ‘Anse dog dca leery (eg when dog hark in die 2 omental skin etl hon he allowing ay nthe ove ‘whew forth mos par she inept drown dress meal {ef ifaman dreams figs chicken ew bl uel nthe Best theflloving day)? “Teasogy af ss within whi ee Ran i doy an be many beings fhe fret ie ech well eon he ara at alo one hal ‘ohana Tae histor ore ce wasn wich ors ad swe fears get cag upin the mora webs we aman i. wish sig ae sn ahrpelgy tha seeks amore cpaioas unsenunieg of the aan by ening ur eins those who stand bond rma a understand suchen by ie of was in which hey canbe affeeby da whch Issey hare Tange in chp cat opto reese Thai, he boli somebing tht (nth let) unig onan. Tie mor slo dine umn, bere ink moral andro tilly requis smbobie rence Te es the aby to mena dics cuca wok and oration teflon oe pose odes sf frre conducted thaw cn der pel go rote hat went Tis acing ached thong sale Myinenion ee sates ara aierl detndng wha night leanagpropene moa yam Nor itch da ng wel wih ote hat Haren 2008288) all Boring sey rou sor “Baxoctono¢ moray (on hgh king shou te god! do) Bat © ioginean ating bond ebehaman hat dot ingly poe, gees vephe we mst snare nol oneal Isa we ue resi shoe where and when meaty comes eit To aie a ee ‘noma walled hse he wasn ory ane no ec. Mara ioe corte ofthe nahuman tings ith whom we dae chs ame pacar apropese omer enlace mane ae. Tis i eee ce frm (ne Deon 99729) ‘Vale, by comes ini m9 ehe brace sous Ering wsdl Icrose ii ron Thar things ta pod rb fn og sf ands poet for growe ee Deas 20195 3) espn a ind ‘hay rom ean he posit arn by experience (caja 3)Because nonhamanlvig tele can gow ic i appropri to dink sous ‘he moral inpleaoas our acon won he pet 0 pow wel ows? vith splash the ta it dnt does seen hat ‘isco rom cha fom which map Maral sen ina eat emergency 2 ja poli reece snd in ation of ment ony tinder, An vale ete bod he sunnier of rng ses Our ee can alt senkaman beings race acs die ze thingy hae po ad ie ‘them. And me of hve ng thar are ond bl fr them ae aly we gt lame cold ara len the being with who ou lee cree onda Gra wel. This expec ue when we begin to consider How this sha co rerun nergt sl dhcp nergy ind of ing ‘omg configura We man ae the prac the mail non man eng are come omar snd conineto em who wae, Ou ‘alana seme theres ale and omplls wee once dhe ae ps re ing bacterial she ur bode rr cloie f le (Magus aed Sepa 3000; Mell Np et a2), Noe of seas and of shemales at a of orl aon een hgh larger ees with ‘ener prope (properties ach the pay fe or hakng inthe ‘ase of oman) an ane hem, The malspesesenoare ax aroma hs inmate,» pray Ingtne dria cling on hil pce In we te ment ley sonore with what se al Satie othr (Hacway 200) In thee ensures we ate otal ya thera has aly lg ‘a ther—wthut I woul sha oer big icommerre ‘inapibl oe hper 2)Ba in tr ensues wean pete Sind ways ese inate (pica) sli with thee ees who ae ‘aly poe Mary of these es who ate ne ones ae alo no Iuaran Tha hy ae no em ates wich asta hey oe theo no eof mor jadpmen) Ax such hey foo ind new m0 linet fre so thnk jon or mer win aya cn bp imagine and eine ore ut and beer word ‘A ore epacou hl pte, oe that madly ae eo cng ay ning weed peopled by exer ee sou come bea fee ofthe psi wee inane nd eck engender with ee being st ‘how op bos ding thi jut how ods on wat kin of orig ‘esurage—an to make om othe my dea wich al ishing eperi—istsla moral prem oe Haraway 200 8, Mocy ‘ona fue fea hamaa ie: ii one af hun es many dle ‘alicia seh cn ie deal ong bop wy beyond se an; eo and enaliy must be thou gtr ease he moral cant marge ito te spate ‘Te gsi al "as opposed ince) ot aves ‘aie sown mor lgent empha is something portly ‘oui ay ee This hater and dott low eae ty pein themees the complete ws in whi the Rn ae ined ‘Schemary lo hana pcs fac his that wna a ith pa of the Amazon Thee chapters ish, bent open thom sees robles ha tae power 1 many ways dos and peopl in Ars in independent wed: ope finned aloe hey mare as thee mater dei «ven nes ese Doge fr thie par sean ops ore people Reinga the col shade unde the busing of afer he ich nee oor a4 iri dos ida day fie hy eee bing dow ‘dor chs ownage eth owa dex" An tthe eae ‘ho itnaey ean wth he of srs aan maser This ange ‘ment dos notin theccumsebed nto the be o ve I Bao the proare ofthe iterating al people hare ihe boric wel the feta wel with he socal werd Bond Avda theagh wich oth pcs relay the eyo clin Doge ‘uta resp eed eo be undertod inter bot hese pe The Iaerciclracruron which hese rape dispar (but no egy «Nelo and elena it. Ratoni of pedeton foc nape charac how be ans an tr dager we oe so alas tothe woe of whiten, “Tog a procs tha Bn Hate an (203) ll pyogence secaratio’ dos have pened una sac words sch an eee hatha xed een hing arerinvdaneingceral ete on ‘communion (cha direne fos ping inthe lation offod) Brig ann the gh way srl © ning aa dog ie ‘Aria? Acodigy pole rivet grid hide lng ths pth inch ‘Sesame oy tha ee ep youngster o mute aloo Jette dese a child om haw ae cary poe soul ogee do chi ‘hey make them ngs nse fle andor bins sucha ago ‘le new cle ta Some oft ingens a alan nd ala que oc By ping them vie i hho, pple i va ay Ingto wifes human eho af oper tha dey shoe ‘ke Rana als dp shoud nebelay ue ops hs ane thane ‘of cing chickens so eer Some inl thy sal paste se sume In aon, dogs ike people shuld nc be vient Thieme hat logs ie people uk ah ud nly dogs ke en ‘ers shoul noc expen al ei energy aoe Tveobtev pope dine ato dogs nse oases, What ppt Vea honey fn many respects, Aci to Venere, ble his og Puno donee fem be ws ood hare bance began to be sly ie he et ‘he ay tobe avae of ania nthe fren Besa ose i ped wo dep Fur dough cen daring xh ke the expecta fae Tacs in chaper bce sol Mind 5 cay one ening Von ‘ur ands andy cpr Per, ee i ha wip of ‘ne snd op hin. Ve then posed te down Pn sou ‘Whe doing thes he allowing eee eile cen Seow inky "a a ‘vile “The way Vena spe hit dog it xem nl es oe aes For now ly vag le In he ft pT dee? sels egal to he goats tha dp ace apposed chase The eon ls ca dont nee tack domes aimae bt to bn fest ‘eee Th hid pra ecorigthe dog chase arnt ther ‘isenotora abet of thane The founh raters whi ond og shod be dig nding game an here bring ha on” The a pases othe fact some gee" Tat hy Bk us a” ee when heen anil presen. As Versa poured he gud, Power anemyee oats Beate his soot was lsh e wnt odo ts When be wan ares Pero sunbed off and enainedin dee al ay Sach etme tie lds. Many dogs do cesta igh how depen ‘dos are ones aman qa for te yc a The i no place in Rane sac degen og owee arenas anil brig peopl Tey cin a ire paler ofjpsn he guinea das ke par ge eno rou Tec ara prepeny when tenes mre dames eo) it banal th re Eve ends af etal nd ach sul eas, peoplein Ar rr ira mein theirs People als see de pena Dg th cone he Shana ved dost aac te Bhan the Aa Rar Tay shi canine predeny nase vile wid nine he pec el el a ems pof he eat rows thes pce, whi cee inthe pe ‘ots per Ti meat which cnat of coke fle ea iene ey she morsng athe phos oe dese seat chee oh eo ene wih che earth The lengelr hears whch alent fr theme rene oman tones (by sts, ply hes pe ed freely me hey ay shaped)” Rese ene he pl har preemie tal re ars ati te ap fe eed ina eroF‘noayendo-calii et oune oer asin tre of Amazonia (and pap hol in he Aa gion a wel se ‘Ober p28) i which he bone ofthe de ae oa yh nig sea (ee Fr 2507). The prc the lel ae wee ff epost underno cartes dope pale ge whose pel a at mae trp xl kis and cabal buna thyme to spot ey” Dope an ae au sere ba agar can abo brome ‘cine Despite thee manila oles preity, jigs alo the er ee dogs fthe paring ho se he ry ofthe anil in ceive According Vena" What we tik f epi ely pean lena dog? Ieisimporano nae tht in Ar ae pi aia ater” who hep Jigs a dope ain debe a perl wit ete owners an ess. el en the gm aninae eae mrs wh an pre othe hens of ath whe ep oth hex In oe veneerRoss ae nce o differ many other Amazoins who ndersind trom an ouhaman cilia one and th san hing, That i ay ‘Armonia the sacl pines ot man soy athe me thou thar scr ail and piace a he ven And tigen Inddetons a unsn socal ines undesandigs ohamsnsec sue ach a man scifi ha of nba ee Dee 1994. Av howe has abs en pf np palit ecm 2 he siete thareen ily mers hers clyde Te fens tar Runa "oils inca sense ofthe ag eons he Rn ne other 2.3 boner clonal and now repli aes. Ae = consequence he soci har extends the toabmans of he ret so infrmed by nolo bras Hire which he Ran fer ep trations hare become ranged The. in sw dha mass ths ive deep in che Fore ie (rather Scion of wha esc Iain wt herermeann se cheer 5). ‘Were jpens—run modo dp As Vena to me wih selene his eenly desl er, ben pes "wth ag” (sy) des his o er oul ew the Set ec 2 dog” Wee {gua become the lop of he pi anil ase Tha she Bone ‘aber wo dm in the sameway tha people fom Avia ee sent aon hen thy pom werk sf ha Frat res pi am pms ie silanes Kuna pee fine pede ad he bedi dog whi nina ase, Inadston wong enblematiof the Rar pronto big sl ‘pec predator and pec dein and one dog ae es a oplbactions in tbe word beyond he vilge acs te sev 4 0 fen deecing prey wel Bef ei mase a, Spe eaten Ha pres tor endesvors inthe fest. They ate aoa wi he humans abe CO ‘hea tee of predsin by see. nao the nageschey hl people ge wh che ng doe low th Runa so ach oo toh wo beyond elas the reef whe mans coli who wm aches near Ai ey ‘oa dgeare woe andar ea heya cng ene three they array sleco proce ble tiring a perl os ‘vast fos i ete 6 oben pps A hams indel eine repolacive freshen ake people deendee 09 the oie fhe sation fh dg Thay lo nd nope thd mes tht leit = ‘ented the names Pac and Haig ecto Moe sm ro re dogma ich Marg Quo een Tins aope 1 Jaan erg, making the ae of Bead 1995 err oft wth Pea). Thi pace of aig the deg sas rf by cli anor inca f tow dogs alas ink che ans «boar sci wo hen he aes rac fs dameniclt Aalckberwee oe and oui word dopa many mys eee the Rina wh, a Coa nda” hve hatred me teoeen de aban worl fhe and the man one ofthe Aso non Chris unconqelindgeous pln cg che oral 0 98; Tar oo: 9] Ul ponte soe he Rina wee ‘cul tne by powerless hehe must de Span congue aed ht down Rina feat bap hem ck ‘de an anak Hanon eee And such ha iy coe ‘oll ies cage with he Fret yf ecpl anting r he hal lo oe hardens dap tar pepe As pe fn cols do ot the oe bln any epee. Thou mu f Spaniel Bul ach dope re dopa desebl “ra (sina poe rane") i at mtn Quel by sort, rane meat pram ei el re poco mater fhe ee ston for slur theme prin isoly ngotaind 2 ahnonyn ie ejectpng pacts sich aethiops ernie. ‘ona ent pai (chap) Thi Qu er reo how ‘er hcome me usin Span toner mong dog” wou abe twofira ane sigge rn fr many Led ee edge (hatack kindof tl earths owt ce Cerin nd of opal ceri group finfenou people he Qua apcking na scoring hi cll rina ve cre see sakes slog simp tem sina wo bani. ‘Tran-pces relations fen nel an errata compones: mua ogee malcom away thar ae fundamentally nega the pnemced™ The domestication of os beginning ose fen hasan yet ago (Sareea 203), hae Ben depen in pon det ht the pronto of ogre igh cl aa at Tre in wl eublid domimuys hires Pf de proce doe ‘sation ined easing che apexof sis rah inch way hat dogs swede o heir han mater ashe new ck des Hamada,eons te dependent 0 the way in which canine and aman sce sea ey rales pried nr sie nh ongsing tb {bh of lone of dana and sion (Elen 999) cl ial and poses stn sick chat im which pope x Are ae Semened, the mere ae enemed meaning, Dag te eb fo ther human miter ee ae ay ht he Ra ly ave be Fora t be siiaine 1 white ete owner orrmene cy rit (ce Marto 97) This poston at aed, howe The loan Rina ab opposed 1 sane of eel indgnous Qui pecking ‘neers in sleaye manned ree higher dpe sony ‘sts tte share They and cnn companies, the ea ie pore pedacry guar rth par ar nox sere dog, ftheaninal ar Adopnghe enpin of anther kind of sing acne ine hare" becm sate ind"wi thar ing e Hirwy 3908 416-97 ‘Ayer tae at of etn re anges Pea vi wc voi th ate of mona lin ht Ie en cling ol Hinds by ‘whch he le these tlbeanr oho er hai deo ‘non! And eth want doo whorl alight wf ed isn hips nth nnn nein Sl ioe nd Sesseringanehe-iban-cther ae oppste exces lag acorn bu spans the range of aps of inhabiting aes flee co zat train then, bw the ring rrp boundary ang icc and be leg Gin he eit ene oa hc ssn histemlon witht sing pull ner xen” Bec dreaming ia rege mde of comsmunicton though which i oul contact anion ray fren ind of begs posul ie ‘important ae fr shi netion Acsonting pple Ai dame se he prc of he aban f the aang lp he al es the ody oun and intrcewth the elf eer being, Dreams are not commentaries onthe we hy ke plate i a> “alloc ‘he vas may of dean tht re cus in Avi av aor hating che Fort ests Moc any phoresis = coespondene eee domes nda an Fo nile i hater emt flings drs pig he wills poor in the i ie long {ay Thenocura enone ne een ola pg and he ofthe Raa er Kling he peers om: ane ene renders foresnaistants bene flowing dy Now seal ad thi ene can ah Sdn coe ad es oe rong coisa ofthe estat might cea pr ‘Mecho des are ay of epesning certain inde fea connections men nds of ngs in sacha mance ha ch iene ‘ecozed nd mitinedwihoulaing he pny sommation, “Thisisacomplahe by vite ofthe th tape lero mite dip ve bur anlogous and dhe ede, cates Tec a fms comnecen. Under nal wikingcomances the Ra tee eccrine foes a8 wid ania eve hough they ee hen thee Seams a dames Bu shins gt more cnt The pa aia nases ho own and ae orden (wich appar apres oe Runa in the waking ies) se thon at dat pi So when people eae come setts nl om thsi mae pl fw — 1 danestipg Import the pi animal maser at cosered do ‘ant knds of ings om he praetor sei rund fr the meuphosemltioskp ene pcr an dorsi pig he anna a-dmerte Whar el nd what espn shi Foe he ‘imal mater what we woul think ofa ar (en hee fre ‘nal isthe rnd (Sather 8089} pecs are elo igs Soon coll that che especie fan anal ten which ‘he domi one ni terete the aoe hater ware weg hte rom a pig it hell ground fo ich heat enna th Peary the lloning dey wl be metaphor Ava the Hel ele 2 ‘omy eepretatin of the wd incre even domain Meaphon by coma wsdl he ns pote of bigs hati Eber wok The dicnton rw gre and oan ncn change sconding conten, Whar apc chat mer ees 3 Serene epee Kind of ig inhabiting diced. Bynkingthe pins of vew of re nga wane ne that spies ‘he dent weds hse gi spor mre ual brake ‘ha the Rua ipso che propensity ona ring ha ein herr of easing with he hinds ngsDrei el roe he revou chap ey of the pede tor that ied he dag esd hers pa waste age Bat Aisi esto remained nanenere, Why dd the doe lo age ‘hee owm dea She leads deseo hve vee he ae se fhe foresee with hepa How could Ads pecans knw ha er dope duel a ole eo res this is imporant oF ender in me del haw peopl ‘Kottke ther doe Tigo dyno bral dang he Runad nor want become dos in eh proce Catan es of som Caton te para his delat capes ego, and a alisha nowt ade tthe peep pison lin sniain he wane apeces teres hierchy theo the eee clogy of ees ta he Rana they en realy andersand the meaning eine cations” eps howe, cnt, under normal creams undead the fall rang of hana spe As dicate pole wae dos under stand them they rt gto halloingei dy Tt hy rake ter dogs in shan 0 hate cn toe te oende tat separa them fersbamans Iwan evn more dea hse in which Vena ais his dog how tole Whe poring th allege nist do Paes scot he ra om nd fede ACC che ‘Satine sau ameconge ikem NEG IMD Be sFUT (edna ce oe Tha a eli ba kaw dope acing sina) game eng NEGIM Leer "wilted ho nck ire casa en ‘aeaiiteon). Tam sow ina piton weg wy this neem rage wey of speaking When absig ther dos peopl in Aa death desi ‘tine hind person. Thi appa oe ose Spit ed cm wherey tise grammatical conser aa in ond eson ogra conte 0 commie ss. Quiche a ach eel pom, Neorg the Rana red Quid inprorse one Tot hey ae sing grein new was me deo in ne 13. In Quis oa i peal wee second pen nee npr awl sin epi bjt, ee in comblatn wih ‘he thi enon fe marker a i being ed ae Iam ding sh nonaous np coaunnd anineingeraive”™ Here ithe challenge inode fo people to communi wih ds, dag ne be eae a consi human ajc esa Yous een ab "hws yet dogs nst sano be aed a jets (1) ka hey tall uk, This ie appears wy Venza ae hie canine inpeniveto des Panter oie" And hil scr oe pe ofthe restr ‘hac Pane snout was ed shut daring thi pres If dogs wert tale ‘a people would ene acai sajna rele ove hei pi aged sa 8 humans By eig dogs down nfl, denying them Hee nial bodes she re erntig man jetty to omens, Cone imperatnes the allow people sy ade his pal nial ‘oergng aan sl about he pil denne avrperaly breed canine one “The pertain herein beeen dog a hamas dhat ‘hia canmuncin eves iam that Bewer aa snd th pisses nial Inch sameway tht peopl can undertand hie dog, animal misters can realy nesta the perch of an che Rantala oth. Inded Tverd oneal oss he free people aes che spe dct; Under oral cumstances, Ioweter hams cans ei anernd anial mers J a ge ‘sie the align ao ude lange hen ‘resin people ine billige pci jah tha ty