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Weekly Contest #274
Even as a young child, Mary knew that her grandparents put zero thought into naming their cat, Cat. It wasn’t indicative of their love for him though. He was a spoiled, fat cat, who ruled the house ... as cats tend to do. Mary’s fear of Cat wasn’t necessarily unfounded. Her grandparents warned her often of getting too close. He was abused at his last home by young kids, or so they claimed. He was fine with adults, but whenever a child came near, he would scratch and bite. Mary had never witnessed this, but she had no reason to not believe he...
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