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This is Hopper begging to be let in the front door. If I open the door, there are two typical outcomes: (a) she ignores me and saunters off, or (b) she uses the house as a (very minimal) shortcut into the backyard. In neither case does she really want to come inside. She just wants to make sure that I am still obedient to her whims.
