"The squirrels have become nocturnal ... I sit outside with my coffee and watch them running along the top of the fence, running through the grass, carrying metal in their mouths... They don't care that I know what they're doing."

from "Nocturnal," microfiction by Patricia Russo, linked below.

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https://www.identitytheory.com/nocturnal-russo/

Nocturnal by Patricia Russo - Identity Theory

They’re not thinking about us at all, not measuring the impact of one moment against the weight of another.

Identity Theory