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 Day 2: June 3, 2022 -- The Arrival of Mrs. Wilbur Gordon and Suze awoke at 5:30 a.m. to the sound of the dogs barking more hysterically than usual. Suze shrewdly decided to let Gordon handle things, thinking she’d get a bit more sleep. But when Gordon got downstairs to the pen, he found Wilbur free-ranging on their hilly, juniper-bedecked property, oinking victoriously. Suze raced downstairs, armed with leftover pizza, to entice Wilbur back into his pen. Pizza worked better than force. Apparently white carbs soaked in spicy sauce and salty fats were Wilbur’s love language. Back in the pen went Wilbur, greedily relieving Gordon and Suze of unwanted leftovers. After a quick strategy session, Suze set off for Home Depot in town, armed with a list of reinforcing materials to make the pen into a maximum-security facility. Rats had built a nest in the engine compartment of their other vehicle and had chewed through several critical wires, thereby stranding Gordon at home for a few hours. He
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An Episodic Chronicle: A Girl and a Boy and the Determination of Pigs

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Day One: June 2, 2022 After months of brainstorming with Suze and weeks of building an enclosure, Gordon picked up the first pig for their small farm in central Arizona in early June. A local farmer made them a sweet deal on a mated pair of Kunekune pigs, the female of which is expecting bundles of joy in August. In exchange for a remarkably low price, the seller insisted Gordon help catch the pigs and bring his own transport. Fine, said Gordon. This city boy is learning the ways of the farming life; I can do that. Wilbur, smelling “city,” was determined to have the last laugh. Gordon was forced to admit that the hairy, chunky, mottled boar was charming in his way, but Gordon’s resolve was pure steel. Their initial meeting forced Gordon to draw on his martial-arts skills – something involving the hips – to corral Wilbur, who didn’t go down easily. A football tackle, remembered from a brief stint in early high school, seemed like the next good idea. Eyewitnesses reported seeing G
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