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DOGS IN HEAVEN
A man and his dog were walking along a road.
The man was enjoying the walk
When it suddenly occurred to him that he was dead.
He remembered dying and he remembered
That the dog had been dead for years.
He wondered where the road was leading them.

After a while, they came to a high white stone wall, along one side of the road.
At the top of a long hill, the wall was broken
By a tall arch that glowed in the sunlight.
When he was standing before it, he saw a magnificent gate
In the arch that looked like mother of pearl,
And the street that led to the gate looked like pure gold.

He and the dog walked towards the gate, and as he got closer,
He saw a man at a desk to one side.
When he was close enough, he called out
"Excuse me, where are we?".
"This is Heaven, Sir" the man answered.
"Wow, would you happen to have some water?" the first man asked.
"Of course, Sir. Come right in and I'll have some iced water brought right up".
The man gestured and the gate began to open.
"Can my dog come in too?" the traveller asked.
"I'm sorry Sir, but we don't accept pets".

The man thought for a moment
And then turned back towards the road and, with his dog,
Continued the way he had been going.
After a long walk, he came to a dirt road
Which led through a farm gate that looked like it had never been closed.
There was no fence. As he approached the gate,
He saw a man inside, leaning against a tree and reading a book.
"Excuse me" he called to the reader "do you have any water?"
"Yeah, sure, there's a pump over there".
The man pointed to a place that couldn't be seen
From outside the gate "come on in".
"How about my friend here?" the traveller gestured to his dog.
"There should be a bowl by the pump" the man replied.

They went through the gate and sure enough,
There was an old fashioned hand pump with a bowl beside it.
The traveller filled the bowl and took a long drink. Then he gave some to his dog.
When they were full, they walked back towards the man
Who was standing waiting for them.

"What do you call this place?" the traveller asked.
"This is Heaven" was the answer.
"Well, that's confusing" the traveller said.
"The man down the road said that was Heaven too".
"Oh, you mean the place with the gold street
And the pearly gates? Nope, that's Hell".
"Doesn't it make you mad for them to use your name like that?"
"No. I can see how you might think so,
But we're just happy that they screen out
The folks who'll leave their dogs behind".

(author unknown)