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1、TheSpiritofEmulationAmongtheinhabitantsoftheapartmentbuildingonParaguayStreet,whereIlive,thespiritofemulationisquiteintense.It'struethatforalongtimetheylimitedthemselvestorivalingoneanotherindogs,cats,canariesorparrots.Themostexoticamongthemneverwentbeyondlittles
2、quirrelsoraturtle.ImyselfhadabeautifulGermanshepherdnamedJoeythatwasjustslightlysmallerthanourapartment.However,besidesJoey—andthiswassomethingcompletelyunknown—therelivedwithmywifeandmealovelyspiderofthespeciesLycosapampeana-Onemorning,atnineo'clock,whileIwasfee
3、dingmypet,theneighborfrom7-C一whomIhadneverevenseenbefore一camebytoborrowmynewspaperforamoment,forwhoknowswhatconfusedreason.Afterwards,withoutmanagingtoleave,hejuststoodthereforalongtimewiththenewspaperinhishand.Hewasstaring,fascinated,atGertrude,andinhisstarether
4、ewassomethingthatmademeshudder.Itwasthespiritofemulation.Thenextdayhecamebytoshowmethescorpionhehadjustbought.Inthehallway,themaidofthepeoplewholivein7-Doverheardourdialogueonthelife,habitsandfeedingofspiders,scorpionsandticks.Thatveryafternoonheremployersacquire
5、dacrab.Then,foraweek,therewasnothingnewofnote.UntiloneeveningwhenIhappenedtobeontheelevatorwithoneoftheneighborwomenonthethirdfloor：alanguid,youngblondewithoneofthosevacantstaresinhereyes.Shewascanyingabig,yellowpurse,thezipperofwhichwaspartiallybroken;everylittl
6、ewhile,throughoneofthebreaks,therewouldpokeoutthetinyheadofagoldenyellowlizard.Thefollowingnoon,asIwasreturningfromthegrocerystore,thebagsalmostflippedoutofmyhandswhenIbumpedheadlongintothelargeantbear(oranteater)whichwasbeingloweredfromatruck,enroutetothedoorman
7、^office・Oneofthemanyonlookerswhohadcongregatedtheremumbled—inavoiceloudenoughtobeheard一thatintruththeantbearwasnotarealbea匚Theattorney'swifelookedstartledatthis,andran,trembling,totakerefugeinherapartment.Ididn'tseeherreappearuntilafewdayslaterwhen,witharadiantan
8、ddisdainfulface,shecameouttosignthereceiptforthefreightdeliverymenwhohadjustbroughtheranAmericanbrownbear.Mysituationwasnowbecominguntenable.Theneighborsdenied
