how to understand the last sentence？
Below them on the street, a greyhound stood motionless, his elegant pale head turned in the direction of the incipient catastrophe. Calmly the dog shifted the angle of his muzzle, creating an invisible guy line that eased the child back an inch or two towards equilibrium.
how to understand “create an invisible guy line” guy line =cable ？
why a guy line made child back
and how to understand “eased the child back an inch or two towards equilibrium. ”
BTW, the child is just 18 months, and he might jump off from the window sill.
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Yes, a "guy line", or guyline, is a restraining cable. This is a literary illusion, art. Your impression of this art is as valid as anyone's.
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A guy line is a rope or cable that keeps something balanced and in position. For example, the ropes of a tent.
From what I can understand, the movement of the dog's head caught the child's attention and made him aware, for the first time, that the ground was quite some distance below. So the child moved back instinctively, but the whole scene looked as if the dog had pulled slightly on a guyline.
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使小孩的后面放松一或两英尺直到平衡
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