The neighbors just took off on their annual two-week summer vacation, and Andy has decided to rough it next to their decorative koi pond for the duration, like his hero Thoreau*. He bid farewell to his hoomin and dragged over a cardboard box to serve as his cabin.
* Yeah, I know. Seems a little highbrow for an Andy hero. Then again, who really knows how he conceives of the guy? His mind is like a kitchen junk drawer, prone to chance conglomerations of fiction, fact, and cultural memes.
Soon afterward, Andy’s pal Peng strolls by and notices a commotion in the pond.
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