And boy did I accomplish my goal.
I left Ben & Son's at 7am after an early breakfast. I would have to move quickly: 10 miles is no small distance. I arrived at the border of Animal Farm by 10am after a few brief stops to relieve myself, and I began the process of methodically examining the farm in its entirety.
What I saw astonished me.
First of all, the windmill was being built. That didn't surprise me, as it suited Napoleon perfectly. I did make note that the walls were twice as thick as in my original plan.
As I drew near the farm house, I saw something that didn't make sense. A carriage was parked out front that didn't belong there. A human? I crept up to the farm house and peered through one of the windows. There, on the inside, was Napoleon (slightly fatter then I remember) talking with a human, clearly negotiating something. After rummaging through the carriage a bit, I found the man's name to be Arnold Whymper. This thought I again stashed away. Moving on, I made my way past the garbage heap. As I passed one of my old stomping grounds, the most repulsive of smells met my nose.
The smell was so disgusting that I had no choice but to investigate. I didn't have to get very close to the heap before I saw the cause of the putrid smell. There, in plain sight, lay several dead animals. Obviously mauled by the dogs, I saw a goose, a hen, and a sheep at least before I turned away.
Napoleon is getting seriously out of hand.
I got as close to where the Animal's were working without being seen and I simply eavesdropped, taking mental notes. After about 20 minutes of this, I began making my way back to Ben & Son's.
And now, as I am processing all that I have seen today, Napoleon's goals are clear to me. He intends a complete take-over of the farm- in word as well as in deed. Right now he still needs the other animals to believe him. For that, he has Squealer. It hurt me to overhear Squealer today; it has clearly become custom to blame me for things which have gone wrong on the farm- as if I'm some kind of phantom. On top of that it would seem as though Napoleon has began the process of slowly changing The Seven Commandments. He has become a master of the slow fade, and it pains me to see him leading my comrades astray. This is not what Major intended or would want! Napoleon no longer has any intention of following Animalism; rather, he wants power for himself and will do anything to get that power.
What can I do?
Snowball
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