One afternoon an antique dealer, who was carrying a box of fine china, walked down the sidewalk with his loyal dog, Captain, at his side. As they approached their home, Captain ran in circles and barked furiously. "Stop that!" the dealer yelled, after he looked around, seeing only two joggers in the distance and an elderly man watering his lawn. "There's nothing to be afraid of, you stupid dog."

Then, as Captain's barks echoed through the street, an earthquake hit and the land thundered, causing the dealer to stumble and drop his china, which landed on the cement, shattering in hundreds of pieces.

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