Four o’clock on Friday afternoon. A time when all thoughts turn to the weekend. Bodies are still at work, but minds have long since left the building. As devoted as Maria Green was to her work, she too was not immune to weekenditis. Her last meeting of the day had long since concluded, and Maria was relaxing at her desk, contemplating a weekend full of quality time with her dogs. As much as she devoted her career to people, at the end of a long week, some time spent away from humans and with Luna, Harvey, and Hannah seemed pretty appealing. She was wondering if she should start coming up with a list of Dog Principles. That would be a much shorter ...

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