the strange thing is that for a minute in the middle of all that noise and confusion , i see things super clearly , in slow motion , like i 'm watching a film from a distance : i see a guard dog make a leap for a guy to my left ; i see his knees buckle as he topples forward with the barest , tiniest noise , like a breath or a sigh , a crescent of blood spattering up from his neck , where the dog 's teeth tear into him .