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The two small dogs huddled together in the darkness, shivering with cold and hunger. They were afraid and hiding from their drunken owner, who had locked them up in a small room without food or water.
The owner had been out drinking again, and when he stumbled into the house, he was in a foul mood. He had already kicked the dogs earlier that day, and they knew that they were in for another round of abuse.
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Terrified, the dogs cowered in a corner, hoping that their owner wouldn’t find them. But the drunken man stumbled around the room, knocking over furniture and yelling obscenities.
As the night wore on, the dogs grew weaker and weaker. They were so hungry and thirsty that they could hardly stand. The cold was 
unbearable, and they had no idea how much longer they could hold on.
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Finally, in the early hours of the morning, the owner passed out on the couch. The dogs dared not move, as they knew that he could wake up at any moment.
Hours turned into days, and the dogs remained locked up in the small room. They were starving and weak, and they could barely stand. They had lost all hope of ever being rescued.
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But one day, a neighbor heard the dogs’ cries and called the authorities. When the rescue team arrived, they were shocked by the condition of the dogs. They were malnourished and dehydrated, and they had suffered from months of neglect and abuse.
The dogs were taken to a shelter, where they were given medical care and a warm place to sleep. It took months of rehabilitation, but eventually, the dogs learned to trust again. They were adopted by a loving family, who gave them the life that they had always deserved.
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But even years later, the memory of their time in the small, cold room haunted them. They would sometimes wake up in the middle of the night, shaking with fear and remembering the drunken owner who had caused them so much pain.