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High in the air above Kansas
a little toddler lets out periodic screams
Passengers around try to ignore
Mothers sympathizing with mother
Fathers questioning the lack of discipline
The childless not understanding at all
Suddenly, a furry head appears
from behind the first class curtain
The toddler stops and stares
and smiles at the black furry dog
The child holding the stuffed animal
knowing it would offer comfort
as it so often had for her