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阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成--篇完整的短文。 ? A Four-legged Guardian Angel Snow had just melted off the ground that April day at our house in Regina Beach, Saskatchewan. I had just cleaned up the pool?in preparation for?selling the house. The year before, I had lost my job with the provincial government, and now our financial situation was grim.?In despair, I had finally put the home on the market, and a real estate agent was due to?show up?later that day.?Even worse, I would have to give up my beloved Great Dane (大丹犬),?Brigitte, because I could no longer afford the cost of feeding it. The thought of losing the dog and our beautiful home was almost more than I could bear. Deep in despair, I sat typing up resumes and?cover letters.?Out of the corner of my eye I could see my thirteen-month-old son,?Forrest, as he lay on the carpet, playing near our big, gentle nanny-dog, Brigitte. It seemed as if?Brigitte was always meant to be in this family and she turned out to be a perfect companion. Brigitte came to our house on Christmas eve when the doorbell rang and I was sure some of my Christmas packages had arrived. I ran to the door and swung it open, but no one was there.?I sensed something and looked down, only to find a beautiful Great Dane sitting there, looking up at me with big, intelligent eyes.?There was no way that?she could have rung the doorbell by herself, was there? Perhaps, someone had found the puppy somewhere and left her there, and then rang the doorbell and ran away. They accurately guessed I would welcome an additional family member and take care of her. Thinking of these, I?couldn’t help heaving a sigh?and went straight back to work. However, I hadn’t typed more than two sentences when Brigitte began barking furiously and?running back and forth?to the sliding glass door overlooking our pool. I raced to see what was happening and noticed that the sliding door was slightly open. Suddenly, I realized Forrest was?nowhere to be seen.?In panic, I opened the door