A true tale of a llama and a Ze

So, we're moving, and last Monday I had to stop at our old house which is right down the street to put the trash out by the road. I was on my way to work, so as I was leaving the house I put my Zen V in my shirt pocket. As I was taking the second trash barrel out to the road our llama escaped the yard. I spent the next half hour chasing him up and down the street, finally managing to herd him back into our yard so I could go to work. However, when I got back into my car, my Zen was missing! I searched up and down the street to no avail. Very disappointing. My only hope was that I was mistaken and that I had left it at home.
After work, I looked up and down the street again. I still couldn't find it. When I got home, I looked around the house and there was no sign of it. I wrote it off as lost and was thinking about puying a new one, as I liked mine very much.
Fast forward to Saturday. I went to our old house to walk the llama back to our new home, when on the side of the road I saw my Zen! This brought mixed emotions for me. On the one hand, I was happy to find it, but it was sitting in the hot Florida sun all week, and it had rained several times. I picked it up and put it in my pocket, not knowing what to expect.
When I got home I took it out of my pocket and tried to turn it on, thinking that, at best, nothing would happen. To my amazement, it turned on! I've been using it for almost a week and haven't had any problems whatsoever. What a relief!
Kudos to Creative for making such a well-made product.

Well, now, that is quite a story!! But when you fast forwarded to Saturday, I was afraid you were going to tell us you found your Zen in the llama's "waste products."
-Roger

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