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There's the shot ... they're off. The crowd is going wild. They cheer. They laugh. They wave their tickets at the contestants. C'mon Sasha and Koocha and Fido and Pooch. They're after the gold. Their tongues are hanging out of their mouths. But is it 14k ... or is it
18k. They turn the first corner. A quarter of a lap is gone. Three to go.The number two hound is coming up from the rear. The hare is ahead ... running for the win. Que sera ... sera. Will it be brooches ... will it be pins ... will it be one of each? They're approaching the second curve. The crowds are in ecstasy. Half of them are holding the number
2 as their win ticket. A woman faints as number two inches up to second place position after curve two. The hare is still ahead. No one yet knows the worth of first prize. Some mysteries are best held secret till the end.There's a hush. The number 5 hound has replaced number two for second place as they near curve three. They're turning. The hare has gained distance. Will it get caught? Will it get eaten? This is no ordinary race. This is for pure ore. Dirt is flying as claws rip up track dirt. There's dust in the air. No one can see. Then it clears ... slowly slowly. The crowd gasps. As the hounds come out of curve three and come to the home stretch ... suddenly ... miraculously ... number two is now in the lead. He's up by a nose and gaining.
The hare puts on a burst of speed. Number two puts on the pressure. He's now ahead by a fang ... and now a neck ... and now a half a body length. The hare looks back ... stumbles ... regains her balance. Fear pumps in the adrenalin. She leaps forward. Astounding. The crowd does not know who to cheer for first. Either way now the gold is theirs.
And the winner is ... ladies and gennulmen ... by a hare's breadth ... number two! Oh the pandemonium. The dizziness. No one had ever seen such a sight. No one before has ever witnessed such a race. No one that is ... except for the attendees ... and you dear reader ... for you who are privileged are about to enter into the surreal world in which our audience and the contestants themselves lived for a few fleeting moments.
A hound and a hare for your pleasure dear souls. Are they one ... or are they two. Are they 18k or are they 14k. The mysteries of life are endless. Knowledge is elusive. As is their value. All we know is that we know naught. And that this is one of the greats naughts of life.
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And there ya have it. That's it for this week folks. Catch you all next week. Benjamin Mark
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