They kept the head in a cozy corner on the couch. The fact that it wasn't attached to a body didn't impair its company in the least. In fact, it was quite entertaining to have around, with its lively participation in any conversation that sprang up. It even had a macabre sense of humor, always making head jokes, "You haven't a head on your shoulders," "Look, I don't mean to head you off," or "Don't you worry your little head about it." The only time the head tended to look worried itself was when someone entered the room with a dog. No matter how vigilant everyone promised to be, at some point during the visit the pet invariably wound up licking the head's face, and sometimes even worse.

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