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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Snuggle Cozy Stories for Kids, a production of

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<v Speaker 2>Hello, I'm Simon. Tonight we have another story about Clive,

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<v Speaker 2>the top cat of the town and his assistant, mister Tibbles.

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<v Speaker 2>This time we'll join them on a sleepy adventure to

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<v Speaker 2>find the midnight Cream. But first, let's take a moment

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<v Speaker 2>to relax. Take a big, big stretch, just like a cat.

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<v Speaker 2>Arch your back and stretch out your arms and legs

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<v Speaker 2>as long as they'll go. And then let go of

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<v Speaker 2>your cat stretch and call up in a little ball

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<v Speaker 2>like a kitten. Feel how warm and safe you are,

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<v Speaker 2>and now snuggle into whatever shape feels comfy for you.

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<v Speaker 2>It's time for tonight's story. Perhaps you were with us

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<v Speaker 2>for Clive and mister Tibble's last adventure. If so, you'll

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<v Speaker 2>know that we ended our story as our two cat

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<v Speaker 2>heroes fell asleep on the roof, so, of course that

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<v Speaker 2>is where our next adventure begins. Clive, the top cat

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<v Speaker 2>of the town, awoke to the sound of early morning

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<v Speaker 2>birds on he opened his magnificent eyes and was momentarily

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<v Speaker 2>surprised to see that he was on the roof of

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<v Speaker 2>his house. Then he remembered the cat debut ball from

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<v Speaker 2>the night before. He yawned widely and looked at the horizon.

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<v Speaker 2>The sun had not yet risen. Instead, the sky was

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<v Speaker 2>a pinkish gray color, and the roofs of the houses

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<v Speaker 2>formed an inky blue silhouette against it. The tiles of

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<v Speaker 2>the roof were still cool and slightly slippery. Clive supposed

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<v Speaker 2>that it was lucky he had woken early, Otherwise the

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<v Speaker 2>morning sun would have made the tiles too warm to

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<v Speaker 2>lie on. But as he lay there, he couldn't help

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<v Speaker 2>but feel a little odd. Clive got up and one

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<v Speaker 2>by one, gracefully stretched out all of his limbs. To

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<v Speaker 2>his left, mister Tibbles was still sleeping. His long white

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<v Speaker 2>fur was rippling slightly in the morning breeze. Clive looked

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<v Speaker 2>down at his own tortoise shellfair. It was rather untidy

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<v Speaker 2>from the last few days of adventuring. Maybe that was

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<v Speaker 2>the reason for the odd feeling. Taking his time, Clive

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<v Speaker 2>groomed his whole body. As he smoothed out the end

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<v Speaker 2>of his tail, he reflected on all he and mister

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<v Speaker 2>Tibbles had been true recently. It had started with the

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<v Speaker 2>simple replacement of his silk pajamas and somehow ended up

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<v Speaker 2>here on the roof. Clive smiled. He certainly led a

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<v Speaker 2>colorful life, but even after the last hair had been groomed,

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<v Speaker 2>he still felt that strange sense of oddness. He couldn't

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<v Speaker 2>put his finger on it. Of course, it may have

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<v Speaker 2>been the natural tiredness that came at the end of

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<v Speaker 2>a series of adventures, but he couldn't help but feel

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<v Speaker 2>it was something else. Just then, mister Tibbles woke up,

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<v Speaker 2>Seeing that Clive was already awake and groomed, he sprang

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<v Speaker 2>up and began apologizing for oversleeping, but Clive waved mister

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<v Speaker 2>Tibble's words away. They had much more important things to

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<v Speaker 2>get on with. The sun was halfway above the horizon

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<v Speaker 2>when the two cats shimmered along the roof and slinked

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<v Speaker 2>inside the house. They landed lightly on the polished wood floor.

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<v Speaker 2>Clive immediately made for the dressing room to change into

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<v Speaker 2>a lounge wear outfit. This gave mister Tibbles enough time

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<v Speaker 2>to dash to his quarters, groom his fair and change

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<v Speaker 2>into a fresh waistcoat. As Clive buttoned up the last

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<v Speaker 2>button on his outfit, he pondered this new odd feeling.

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<v Speaker 2>He had thought that a fresh change of clothes would

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<v Speaker 2>drive it away, but it was still there. He brushed

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<v Speaker 2>the textured linen of his lounge pants and decided to

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<v Speaker 2>try and forget about it. Clive padded through the house

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<v Speaker 2>to the dining area. Mister Tibbles was already waiting for him. Together,

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<v Speaker 2>they sat down at the wooden table that had been

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<v Speaker 2>laid exquisitely for breakfast. The pale morning sunlight lit up

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<v Speaker 2>the white cotton curtains. The only sound in the room

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<v Speaker 2>was the soft tick of the antique clock, but outside

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<v Speaker 2>the birds were still singing. The cats breakfasted on soft

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<v Speaker 2>boiled eggs and horridge before they started with the day's tasks.

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<v Speaker 2>Clive spent the morning in his study, catching up on

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<v Speaker 2>the newspapers he had missed during his travels. He drafted

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<v Speaker 2>a short letter to his favorite tailor and gave his

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<v Speaker 2>poor print to order thirty new potted plants for the conservatory.

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<v Speaker 2>Mister Tibbles checked that the house was still in order

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<v Speaker 2>and that none of the workers had forgotten their duties.

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<v Speaker 2>As the cats carried out their business, all was quiet

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<v Speaker 2>and peaceful. Then at ten thirty, the clock chimed for

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<v Speaker 2>the mid morning nap. Mister Tibbles and the workers all

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<v Speaker 2>curled up in their quarters. Clive went to his favorite lounge,

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<v Speaker 2>settled in his favorite armchair and closed his eyes. But

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<v Speaker 2>the nap did not come. He padded the cushion of

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<v Speaker 2>the armchair to make it softer, but still no nap.

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<v Speaker 2>He tried different positions, a different armchair, and even a

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<v Speaker 2>different lounge, and still the nap did not come. But

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<v Speaker 2>Clive was a distinguished gentleman. He would not let such

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<v Speaker 2>trifles ruin his mood. Instead, he left the lounge and

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<v Speaker 2>padded down to the conservatory to assess where the thirty

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<v Speaker 2>potted plants would go. The conservatory was pleasantly warm and

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<v Speaker 2>full of sunlight. The hundreds of leaves seemed to glow

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<v Speaker 2>an even brighter hue of green. Clive took his time

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<v Speaker 2>wandering among the cacti and sniffing at the lilacs. He

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<v Speaker 2>supposed it was just as wonderful to spend a morning

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<v Speaker 2>like this as it was to take a nap. After

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<v Speaker 2>the clock chimed eleven thirty, he heard the other cats

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<v Speaker 2>returning to their business and decided to do the same.

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<v Speaker 2>The day passed just as smoothly as the morning. Clive

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<v Speaker 2>finished all his paperwork, lunched with mister Tibble's, caught up

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<v Speaker 2>on his correspondence with his great aunt, and had the

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<v Speaker 2>neighbor round for tea. When the time approached for the

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<v Speaker 2>afternoon nap, Clive made sure to take a turn around

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<v Speaker 2>the garden. He took a brisk walk around the greenhouses,

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<v Speaker 2>jogged across the roof of the shed, and plucked his

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<v Speaker 2>way through the overgrown grass of the orchard. But when

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<v Speaker 2>the clock chimed four thirty and he came to settle

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<v Speaker 2>in his favorite armchair, the afternoon nap did not come.

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<v Speaker 2>Now Clive understood why he felt so odd. Something had

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<v Speaker 2>affected his napping ability. This sometimes happened after a few

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<v Speaker 2>days of adventuring, but luckily Clive was prepared. All that

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<v Speaker 2>was needed was a dose of the midnight Cream. Clive

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<v Speaker 2>hopped lightly off the armchair and went upstairs to his

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<v Speaker 2>bedroom quarters. He strode across the room and into the bathroom,

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<v Speaker 2>where he opened his cabinet. His eyes fell on the

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<v Speaker 2>ornate crystal bottle on the center shelf of the cabinet,

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<v Speaker 2>with its stopper shaped like a crescent moon. But for

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<v Speaker 2>all the beauty of the bottle. It was empty. The

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<v Speaker 2>midnight cream had run out. Clive put his paw to

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<v Speaker 2>his head. He'd forgotten to get more. There was only

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<v Speaker 2>one thing for it. He would have to get some

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<v Speaker 2>more cream. Clive called for mister Tibbles and began searching

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<v Speaker 2>for his adventure war. By the time mister Tibbles had

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<v Speaker 2>appeared at the door, Clive was just buttoning up his

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<v Speaker 2>spare traveling jacket. Mister Tibbles looked at Clive in surprise.

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<v Speaker 2>He had thought all the adventures were over, at least

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<v Speaker 2>for a little bit, but Clive informed him that they

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<v Speaker 2>must replenish the midnight cream and that mister Tibble's assistance

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<v Speaker 2>was necessary. It was essential that they gather a few

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<v Speaker 2>items to aid their quest, and then traveled to the

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<v Speaker 2>top of the observatory. Mister Tibbles twitched his whiskers in

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<v Speaker 2>understanding and followed Clive out of the room and down

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<v Speaker 2>through the house. To mister Tibble's surprise, they didn't stop

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<v Speaker 2>at the front hall. Clive guided them to the basement door,

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<v Speaker 2>which opened onto a staircase leading into the kitchen. It

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<v Speaker 2>was a wonderful room, brightly lit with a fire fueled

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<v Speaker 2>stove crackling merrily. The burnished copper pots and pans gleamed,

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<v Speaker 2>and all the kitchen cats wore white pressed aprons. Clive

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<v Speaker 2>walked respectfully through the kitchen. All the working cat's curtsied

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<v Speaker 2>before him, and some even held out food samples for

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<v Speaker 2>him to try. Clive only asked to see the silverware.

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<v Speaker 2>Mister Tibbles had no idea what was going on. The

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<v Speaker 2>head chef opened a cabinet, revealing the vast collection of

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<v Speaker 2>silver plates, glasses, knives, forks, and goodness knows what else.

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<v Speaker 2>They all glinted against the deep purple fabric that lined

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<v Speaker 2>the inside of the cabinet. Clive peered inside, looking very

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<v Speaker 2>carefully for something. Finally, he put his paw into the

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<v Speaker 2>cabinet and fished out a huge, decorative silver spoon, which

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<v Speaker 2>he thrust into mister Tibble's paws. Mister Tibbles looked at

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<v Speaker 2>the spoon confused, but Clive was already heading back upstairs,

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<v Speaker 2>and he knew he had to follow. Back in the hall,

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<v Speaker 2>Clive opened the front door and ushered mister Tibbles out.

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<v Speaker 2>It was getting cool outside. The sun was starting to

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<v Speaker 2>set and the sky had become dusky and purple. The

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<v Speaker 2>cats breathed in the scent of a jasmine flower blossoming

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<v Speaker 2>nearby and took a moment to feel the evening breeze

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<v Speaker 2>on their fur. Mister Tibbles was still clutching the spoon. Luckily,

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<v Speaker 2>Clive had come prepared. He pulled a small Hessian bag

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<v Speaker 2>out of his jacket pocket and gave it to mister Tibbles,

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<v Speaker 2>who put the spoon inside and proceeded to carry it.

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<v Speaker 2>Then the two cats trotted down the street and into

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<v Speaker 2>the gathering dusk, their paws placking on the cobblestones. Once

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<v Speaker 2>they reached town, and to mister Tibble's surprise, they didn't

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<v Speaker 2>take the normal route towards the Great Hill, which was

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<v Speaker 2>where the observatory was. Instead, Clive darted into a small

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<v Speaker 2>side alley full of tiny, crooked shops lit with golden light.

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<v Speaker 2>There they stopped at an antique shop with gold lettering

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<v Speaker 2>on its window. Clive pushed the front door and it

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<v Speaker 2>opened with a tinkling sound, which came from the small

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<v Speaker 2>brass bell at the top of the doorframe. It was

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<v Speaker 2>incredibly peaceful inside the shop. As soon as the cats

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<v Speaker 2>stepped inside, the noise of the outside world was instantly muffled.

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<v Speaker 2>Mister Tibbles peered into the room. It was long and

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<v Speaker 2>thin and stretched on surprisingly far. It was exceedingly clean

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<v Speaker 2>for an antique shop, with a rich scent of leather

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<v Speaker 2>in the air. An incredible number of artifacts, paintings, and

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<v Speaker 2>tasteful pieces of furniture had been placed carefully around the shop,

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<v Speaker 2>making it feel like a well organized maze. Just as

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<v Speaker 2>mister Tibbles began to wonder what they were doing there,

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<v Speaker 2>a very small cat appeared. She had blue gray fur

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<v Speaker 2>and a flattened face. Something about her gave off an

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<v Speaker 2>air of authority and wisdom. Clive made a deep bow

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<v Speaker 2>to the cat, who returned it with a respectful flick

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<v Speaker 2>of her tail. After some polite introductions, Clive explained that

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<v Speaker 2>they were on a quest for the midnight cream. The

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<v Speaker 2>little cat understood immediately. She turned on her paws and

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<v Speaker 2>led them briskly through the shop to a great wooden dresser,

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<v Speaker 2>which was laden with all kinds of dishes. Some were

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<v Speaker 2>small and made of glass, and others large pattened with

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<v Speaker 2>flowers or leaves. There were big, plain ceramic dishes for baking,

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<v Speaker 2>flat hand painted ones, and even tiny delicate ones that

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<v Speaker 2>looked like they were one hundred years old. The cats

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<v Speaker 2>surveyed the dishes, admiring their different patterns and sizes. Mister

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<v Speaker 2>Tibbles wondered if perhaps they would be using a dish

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<v Speaker 2>to drink the midnight cream from. In the end, Clive

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<v Speaker 2>chose a small but beautiful dish made of white porcelain

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<v Speaker 2>and pattened with daisies. The little cat wrapped it carefully

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<v Speaker 2>in tissue paper and then placed it in the bag

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<v Speaker 2>Mister Tibbles was carrying the spoon in. Clive paid with

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<v Speaker 2>three dried fish. Then she led them back out of

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<v Speaker 2>the shop and onto the street. Night had arrived. The

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<v Speaker 2>street lights had been turned on, casting their orange light

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<v Speaker 2>over the smooth, cobbled streets. There was a chill in

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<v Speaker 2>the air that made the cats fluff up their fur automatically.

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<v Speaker 2>Clive gazed up at the sky. It was inky blue,

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<v Speaker 2>but perfectly clear. Already the first of the stars had appeared.

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<v Speaker 2>Clive set off down the alleyway with a satisfied smile,

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<v Speaker 2>weaving through the back streets towards the Great Hill. Mister

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<v Speaker 2>Tibbles had never been this way before. The streets were

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<v Speaker 2>They passed bars and restaurants packed with customers. The sound

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<v Speaker 2>of laughter and merriment punctured the night air, and everything

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<v Speaker 2>was bathed in the orange glow of the street lights.

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<v Speaker 2>Then they stopped outside a squashed looking door, which mister

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<v Speaker 2>Tibbles doubted he would ever have seen if he'd come alone.

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<v Speaker 2>Clive explained that it was the backstage door to the

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<v Speaker 2>jazz club. Sure enough, mister Tibbles could hear the distant

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<v Speaker 2>sound of a saxon phone playing a classy tune. Clive

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<v Speaker 2>placed his paw on the door and knocked with an

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<v Speaker 2>elaborate series of knocks. The cats waited. Then, just as

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<v Speaker 2>it seemed that no one would answer, the door opened

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<v Speaker 2>a crack, and a black, fluffy paw held out a

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<v Speaker 2>small violin shaped case. Clive took it silently and the

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<v Speaker 2>door closed. But before mister Tibbles could ask any questions,

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<v Speaker 2>Clive had set off through a nearby alleyway, carrying the

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<v Speaker 2>case carefully. Mister Tibbles hurried after him and soon found

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<v Speaker 2>that they had arrived at the tramline that ran up

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<v Speaker 2>the Great Hill. Clive checked his pocket watch. They were

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<v Speaker 2>just in time for the last tram. He led them

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<v Speaker 2>to the tram stop, and no sooner had they reached

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<v Speaker 2>it than the sound of the tram could be heard.

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<v Speaker 2>The cats looked around eagerly and saw it shining and

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<v Speaker 2>red as it chugged its way towards them. They hopped

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<v Speaker 2>onto the tram with the elegance that only a cat

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<v Speaker 2>can have. Then they settled themselves down for the ride,

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<v Speaker 2>placing the violin shaped case and mister Tibble's bag beside them.

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<v Speaker 2>The tram crawled slowly up the great hill. The cats

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<v Speaker 2>felt peaceful, seeing the town spread out around them, let

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<v Speaker 2>up golden in the night. Eventually the tram came to

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<v Speaker 2>a stop at the observatory. The cats got off with

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<v Speaker 2>their luggage and landed lightly on the cool ground. They

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<v Speaker 2>looked up at the familiar rounded building with its domed roof.

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<v Speaker 2>Then they made their way to the large ivy bush

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<v Speaker 2>that grew up the side of the building. Very carefully,

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<v Speaker 2>they climbed the ivy to the top of the dome,

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<v Speaker 2>taking extra care with all the things they had to carry.

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<v Speaker 2>When they reached the top, they let out a mew

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<v Speaker 2>of amazement. As far as the eye could see. The

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<v Speaker 2>sky was full of stuf surrounding a thin crescent moon,

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<v Speaker 2>but the vast mountains, usually so visible, were black against

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<v Speaker 2>the sky, except for their snowy peaks, which had been

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<v Speaker 2>bathed in ethereal silver moonlight. The breeze was soft but cold.

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<v Speaker 2>The cats felt it dance over their fur as they

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<v Speaker 2>took in their beautiful surroundings. Taking the silver spoon and

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<v Speaker 2>dish from the Hessian bag, Clive placed them down carefully.

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<v Speaker 2>Then he opened the violin shaped case. Inside was a

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<v Speaker 2>beautiful old fiddle. It was a rich, reddish round color

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<v Speaker 2>and looked like it had been varnished. Clive lifted it

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<v Speaker 2>carefully out of the case, took the horsehair bow that

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<v Speaker 2>lay beside it, and began to play the music of

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<v Speaker 2>the fiddle seemed to reverberate off the mountains. Clive played

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<v Speaker 2>and played. The tune was simple but soothing. It reminded

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<v Speaker 2>mister Tibbles of folk songs and children's stories that someone

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<v Speaker 2>had once told him Around a crackling fire. Then, just

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<v Speaker 2>beyond the curve of the moon, a cluster of clouds

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<v Speaker 2>started to form. The cats squinted to try and see it,

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<v Speaker 2>but very soon there was no need. The clouds took

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<v Speaker 2>the form of a great white cow. Gracefully, and in

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<v Speaker 2>time to the music, the cow jumped over the moon

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<v Speaker 2>and soared towards them. She was outstandingly lovely, made completely

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<v Speaker 2>of white, fluffy clouds that continually swirled and changed. Using

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<v Speaker 2>the dish and the spoon as her guide, she landed

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<v Speaker 2>softly on the top of the observatory and gave out

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<v Speaker 2>a sweet giggle. Clive stopped playing and bowed down low

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<v Speaker 2>to greet her. Mister Tebbles did the same, but the

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<v Speaker 2>cow laughed again, saying there was no need for such customs.

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<v Speaker 2>But Clive was a gentleman, so he insisted upon it.

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<v Speaker 2>Bowing low again, he told her that he had come

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<v Speaker 2>to ask for the midnight cream. The cow nodded her

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<v Speaker 2>head at once, then, using her tail, she lifted up

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<v Speaker 2>the spoon and the dish and absorbed them into her clouds.

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<v Speaker 2>When they were absorbed, a patch of white lights began

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<v Speaker 2>to glow. It glowed brighter and brighter until the cats

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<v Speaker 2>had to blink their eyes. But no sooner had they blinked,

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<v Speaker 2>and the light disappeared, and in its place was another

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<v Speaker 2>crystalline bottle with a crescent moonstopper that this time was

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<v Speaker 2>full of cream. The cow gave the bottle to Clive,

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<v Speaker 2>who thanked her earnestly. Then he unstopped the bottle, placed

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<v Speaker 2>a tiny drop on his tongue, and gave another drop

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<v Speaker 2>to mister Tibble's. The cream tasted sweet and floral, like

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<v Speaker 2>vanilla mixed with honeysuckle or camer mile. As soon as

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<v Speaker 2>it hit the cat's tongues, it sent a great wave

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<v Speaker 2>of warm relaxation over them. Clive's fur seemed to soften

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<v Speaker 2>all at once, and mister Tibble's paws felt heavy and tired.

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<v Speaker 2>The cow must have noticed, because she quickly swept them up,

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<v Speaker 2>cradling them like babies. The cow's clouds were surprisingly warm

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<v Speaker 2>and dry. The cats felt themselves sinking into them, just

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<v Speaker 2>like sinking into a freshly made bed. Suddenly, the evening's

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<v Speaker 2>adventure seemed to catch up with them. Their eyes became droopy,

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<v Speaker 2>and sleep was creeping over them. With a soft meow,

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<v Speaker 2>Clive told the cow his address. She leaped lightly off

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<v Speaker 2>the observatory roof and soared towards Clive's townhouse. The streets

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<v Speaker 2>below were quiet, still lit up, golden, and bathed in peace.

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<v Speaker 2>The cow and the cats traveled over everything as lightly

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<v Speaker 2>as air, making no sound and appearing only as passing clouds.

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<v Speaker 2>When they reached the townhouse, the cow floated quietly to

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<v Speaker 2>the open window of Clive's bedroom. Using her long tail.

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<v Speaker 2>She placed them inside on the bed and closed the

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<v Speaker 2>window without a sound. Inside, the cats curled up. It

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<v Speaker 2>were so warm and so almost asleep that it was

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<v Speaker 2>impossible to do anything more than let their bodies sink

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<v Speaker 2>into the bed. It was incredibly comfortable, and they were

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<v Speaker 2>so relaxed that in no time at all they closed

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<v Speaker 2>their eyes and drifted into an irresistible sleep. And in

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<v Speaker 2>that sleep they dreamed of nothing except the night sky,

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<v Speaker 2>swirling clouds, and the distant sound of a jazz cafe

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<v Speaker 2>that perhaps one day they might visit on another adventures

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<v Speaker 1>Wonder w