The Portrait

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The photographer counted to three. YakTimer, stopwatch in hoof and perfectly unbothered, mentioned that they were exactly on schedule, and that the rocket would be on schedule in about four seconds.

"Everyone look natural," said the photographer.

GuardYak stood at attention. YakSocial raised a phone. HappyYak, who had been sitting still for nearly four seconds, a personal best, began to vibrate.

"Is that rocket fuelled?" asked Liquid Metal Yak, without moving its chrome head.

"Definitely not," said YakDeploy, which is the sort of thing you say right before a deploy on a Friday.

The first photo is the one on the mantelpiece. The second photo is the one everyone actually likes.

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