`` do n't get any ideas , bright-eyes . davis had beautiful eyelashes too , just damn near unbelievably long and thick , and he decked himself out in all the gold he could find . dogs were the easiest beasts to bond with ; they lived so close to men that they were almost human . `` inform me when this test is complete . i walked up the narrow , creaking plank and onto the boat . it even had a turret-a freaking turret . her skin slid over the canvas like the paint was still totally wet . 