We stopped in front of a brown-painted house with white-painted edges of roofs, windows, and doors. One of the three houses across the street is lit up, while the other two are dark, as if the owners are already asleep, though it's still 7:00PM, or maybe the owners are away.There are three cars parked in front of the houses. The dogs are barking, irascible and furious as if not fed adequately, even growling at their own shadows. Dark clouds are floating in the skies, blocking the full ...