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Sunbeam conditions: Strong on the south porch this afternoon. Barn shade fills in after two.

Susan's Sausage Farm

The Sausage Lineup

The Sausage Lineup

12 residents. All named. Listed here in no particular order—open a card for field notes, visitor log, and who else you might run into.

No wurst-to-first ranking—the alphabet refuses to pick sides.

12on the roster

Not sure where to start?

Prefer a short intake first? in a window—same questions, same result.

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Franks Sinatra

Near the café entrance. Has never rushed anywhere.

The oldest active resident. Spends most mornings near the café entrance. Has never rushed anywhere.

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Grill-ary Clinton

Full perimeter every morning. No shortcuts.

Methodical. Covers the full perimeter of the property every morning without fail. Has done this since she was eight months old.

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Sausage Sarandon

Weekends by the store entrance. Monitors foot traffic.

Keeps to herself except on weekends, when she stations herself near the store entrance and monitors foot traffic.

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Bratwurst Whitman

Inspects shoes before passage. The inspection means nothing.

Slow-moving and thorough. Inspects every visitor's shoes before allowing passage.

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Pork Wahlberg

Never missed a morning feeding.

Solid. Dependable. Present at morning feeding without exception. Has never once missed a meal.

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Andouille MacDowell

Prefers the barn. Arrangement with the barn cat unexplained.

Graceful for a dog her size. Prefers the barn to the fields. Has an arrangement with the barn cat that we don't fully understand.

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Links Eastwood

In the right spot without appearing to have chosen it.

Does not move unless necessary. Has perfected the art of being in exactly the right spot without appearing to have chosen it.

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Wiener Davis Jr.

Enters rooms with a particular energy.

Performs. Not trained to perform — just does. Enters rooms with a particular energy.