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  • It made her think of Laika, the dog. The man-made satellite streaking soundlessly across the blackness of outer space. The dark, lustrous eyes of the dog gazing out the tiny window. In the infinite loneliness of space, what could the dog possibly be looking at?

    "Sputnik Sweetheart". Book by Haruki Murakami, www.theguardian.com. 1999.