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<div dir="ltr">Barbara Hammel
<div><span style="font-size: 17pt;">We are all but characters in the books of God’s library. — Chris Colfer </span></div>
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<blockquote type="cite">On Jun 1, 2024, at 13:43, Ann Chiappetta via Stylist <stylist@nfbnet.org> wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Way of the Cat<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Reposted from::<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.thought-wheel.com/the-way-of-the-cat-%f0%9f%98%bc/">https://www.thought-wheel.com/the-way-of-the-cat-%f0%9f%98%bc/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">How to assemble an end table.<o:p></o:p></p>
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Person one must push cat off box to open it.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
Person one calls person two, the husband, to begin assembling table consisting of a few wood pieces and a few metal upright pieces.
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Cat begins chewing plastic bag, person one gathers bags and shoves them inside the shipping box.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
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Person two, the husband, tells cat to “Go away,”.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
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Cat appears and begins eating.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
Person two, the husband is now fully committed to the table assembly.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
Person one is shaking her head, petting the cat who is eating from the dish on the desk, mumbling to herself, saying “I am such a slave,”.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Ann Chiappetta, MS<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">President, Friends In Art, Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="mailto:president@friendsinart.org"><span style="color:#0563C1">president@friendsinart.org</span></a>
<a href="http://www.friendsinart.org"><span style="color:#0563C1">www.friendsinart.org</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">914.393.6605 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="http://www.annchiappetta.com"><span style="color:#0563C1">www.annchiappetta.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Metropolis-Regular",serif;color:black;background:white">Trust your dreams. Trust your heart and trust your story. Neil Gaiman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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