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　　My grandmother became a widow in 1970．Shortly after that, we went to the 　　1　　 shelter to pick out a dog to keep her 　　2　　．Grandma decided on a little dog with a reddish-brown spot above each eye．　　3　　 these spots, the dog was named Penny．

　　Grandma and Penny quickly became very 　　4　　 to each other, but that attachment grew much stronger about three years later 　　5　　 Grandma had a stroke(中风)．Grandma could no longer 　　6　　 easily, so when she came home from the hospital, she and Penny were 　　7　　 companions．

　　After her stroke, it became a real 　　8　　 for Grandma to let Penny in and out because 　　9　　 was at the bottom of a flight of stairs．So a mechanism(机械装置)using a rope and pulley(滑轮)was 　　10　　 from the door to a handle at the top of the stairs．Grandma just had to pull the handle to open and close the door．If the store was 　　11　　 Penny's favorite dog food, Grandma would make one of us 　　12　　 Penny browned beef with potatoes in it．I can remember making 　　13　　 of my grandmother by saying that she loved that dog better than she loved her family．

　　As the years passed, it was not 　　14　　 for Grandma and Penny to separate each other．If Grandma went to take her nap(打盹), Penny stayed by her side until she 　　15　　．As Penny aged, she could no longer jump up on the bed, so she 　　16　　 on the rug(垫子)beside the bed．If Grandma went into the 　　17　　, Penny would walk along beside her, wait outside the door and accompany her 　　18　　 to the bed or chair．Grandma never went anywhere without her 　　19　　 companion by her side．

　　The time came when both my grandmother's and Penny's 　　20　　 were failing fast．After fifteen years of loving companionship, Grandma and Penny passed away within a few hours of each other．

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