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Yet again, the rabbit was running for her life. She bounded through the town, afraid to look back at her chaser as her long legs carried her away from him. Instead, she focused her gaze on the cookie-cutter houses that lined the street. As she looked at the nearly identical homes, the rabbit wondered why humans seemed to enjoy living in such contraptions. A simple rabbit hole was preferable to such absurd buildings like these, especially when she was on the run like this.
The rabbit continued to sprint until she approached a patch of forested area behind a long, low building. She darted into the forest, hoping that she had lost the creature that was chasing her. A few seconds went by before a low-pitched growl signaled the creature's prescience. Still, the rabbit refused to look back. She had evaded the creature many times before. Why couldn't she do it again?
The rabbit crawled under a log, certain that the predator would never be able to follow her. From her safe spot, she turned around to face the creature.
He was a dog, not nearly as large as the humans that inhabited the town, but he looked massive to the rabbit. His black fur contrasted the rabbit's light brown hair, and he wore a blood red collar around his neck. Just as the rabbit had gotten a good look at the dog, he stuck his snout under the log, surely looking for her.
The rabbit bolted again. This time, she ran out of the forest and back into the town. As she ran, the rabbit heard the dog's loud barking, inspiring her to run even faster.
Despite the dog's quick pace, the rabbit was still certain that she could outrun him. She bounced into the street, knowing that the metal giants would stop for her like they always did. The dog followed her through suburban backyards and public parks, but he couldn't quite manage to catch her.
Finally, the rabbit ventured into the darker side of town. The houses here weren't as identical as the ones that the rabbit had seen earlier, but in a way, that comforted her. No rabbit hole was complete without its imperfections, as she had been told many times. She wasn't sure exactly why that had come to mind when she was running for her life, but it seemed appropriate as she noticed the paint peeling off of the squat homes and the grime coating the narrow streets.
The dog continued to pursue her, barking loudly as he did so. Meanwhile, the rabbit stayed ahead of him by running in zigzags across the sidewalk. However, she was losing energy. The rabbit could not keep up this pace for much longer, but if she slowed down, the dog would surely catch her. She needed a place to catch her breath.
As the rabbit approached the end of the street, she saw her opportunity. The last building on the street was a huge apartment complex, and there was a petite brown-skinned human girl opening the door to the building. The rabbit ran towards the building, and before the girl even noticed her, she was inside the apartment complex. The dog was left howling at the door. The girl who had let the rabbit in mumbled something unintelligible and closed the door. Finally, the rabbit was safe.
The rabbit didn't know any better, but if she had, she would have never entered that apartment building. She would have read the sign that said "Medallion Court" and she would have continued to run, no matter what the cost was. Alas, rabbits cannot read, and the poor rabbit got herself involved in the sorry affairs of Medallion Court.
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