The reader won't know whether to laugh or cry. Frankie certainly seems to have the upper hand (paw) here. Not carried off by an eagle, but hitching a ride on an eagle. This has the pace of a farce and it's hard to take anything seriously that happens, including Frankie's escape. And that's a good thing. Comedy is a place where we don't have to be serious. Comedy is a vacation from serious.

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