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... be called "Smart Dragons, Dumb Choices.? It is set in the pre-human Gobi desert and draws on Chinese mythology. Its major characters are dragons and cats. Of course, the cats do speak (often caustically) since a few dragons are interesting enough (cats can still speak but no one is interesting enough to talk to anymore). Fire and Fur?s plot concerns the dragons' terraform...

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...ert and draws on Chinese mythology. Its major characters are dragons and cats. Of course, the cats do speak (often caustically) since a few dragon... ... do speak (often caustically) since a few dragons are interesting enough (cats can still speak but no one is interesting enough to talk to anymore).... ...les and his challenges by the blunt and clear-headed Mei-chou; she is the cats' first-of-the-first and their shaman (it appears). Further, and also ... ... The cat stirred, sensitive to his tiny movement. The dragon stilled. Cats and dragons; dragons and cats. So it has always been. Cats are art; ... ...gons and cats. So it has always been. Cats are art; dragons are power. Cats' softness brought beauty to dragon eyes. Always posing, always grace... ...softness brought beauty to dragon eyes. Always posing, always graceful. Cats are soft warmth; dragons awesome glitter. This cat was old. Deeply ... ...moke cloud rolled over her, billowed up and out the cave mouth. Still, cats had spoken less and less as, one after another, the dragons had their... ...glittering remains. There had been many dragons, and as time passed, the cats had fewer and fewer places to tread. Was this strange ritual their d... ...e ritual their deep wisdom or only simple hope? No one knew. And if the cats did, they weren't telling anyone. I wonder if there will be any cats...

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...on Writers (ACFW). Barbara lives in St. Cloud, Florida with her husband, two cats, and two dogs. Linda Rondeau hails from Northern New Y ork and has p... ...ches piano on the side, and lives with her husband, three sons, and two male cats in Southeastern Lower Michigan. W ebsite: http://www.jilleileensmith...

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...ind a good man from a good family. Marriage isn’t a meeting of two stray cats with no family. In our family, no one has ever stooped to this level...

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....” “What wasn’t so clear was what you’ve been doing for the last ten years?” “Rescuing cats from trees,” he said flippantly. “Do you consider me... ...” “Killed all four of those men. They were trained assassins.” “It comes from rescuing cats from trees.” “I know that you don’t like to talk abo...

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...orks for me." Jamilah gave Kane the once-over too. "Lawrence of Arabia and Cats. Curious coupling." Therese grinned, wished her sister-in-law hadn't p...

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...e early 1990s, when the North Korean gov- ernment decided to get rid of street cats that had become a nuisance. Several weeks after the eradication o... ...at had become a nuisance. Several weeks after the eradication of most of the cats, there was a major increase in the number of mice, rats, and snak... ... mice, rats, and snakes. In fact, the North Korean govern- ment had to import cats from neighboring countries to correct this imbalance. Wolves are ...

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...hough, you’re a healer. I’ve watched you with the horses and with the barn cats -- with any hurt thing that comes in your path. I wondered if I mi... ...t little fellow will go anywhere,” Erik said indulgently. “I happen to like cats very much, Claire. I think Pierre will be a grand pet for us.” Hi... ...And yes, I know to keep Pierre away.” I had already taught her that father cats sometimes kill their own offspring and that my spoiled house cat wou...

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...Protector.” All her animals had names and even though the lion was king of cats, there was something about panthers that made her love them more. The... ...dn't worry about the clan's thoughts on their decisions. Plus, the larger cats outweighed any single wolf. He was banking on Zina's arrogance. It wo... ...ve me a break. Henry, isn't it past your bed time? Oh, wait, you only take cats to bed and not a proper wolf. It's why your brat is so weak. Lupine a...

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... According to the Concordance - a compilation of the words and names in the Bible - cats are not mentioned at all. Christians appear only 3 times (A...

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... the Upper Soul. We do not ask ourselves why there are cows, chickens, or cats, or what kind of soul dwells in them. Yet they, too, have souls, but ...

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... Kutti (A City Dwelling Boy) Daivathinte Swapnangal (Dreams of God) Enthokkeyo Nashtappetta Oral (A Man Who Lost A Lot) Thullikkoru Kudam (Raining Cats and Dogs) Odikkappedunna Balyam (The Childhood On The Run) Pachhappayyine Pidikkan (To Catch a Grasshopper) Ettavum Mahathaya Kazhcha (The Greatest Show) Oru Peralinte Katha (Story of a Banyan Seedling) Kattikkombu ...

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... rainbows in your mind. It's up to you to keep superstition and the black cats of despair from crossing your path. 17 You can actually visualize ...

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..., for they would now bark at each other like dogs and then they would purr like cats. They would pretend to be in a red hot oven, and pant and sweat...

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...to convince a Kabbalist that man’s nature could be changed. He said that even cats can be made well mannered and invited the Kabbalist to see this f... ...himself. The guest came and, upon his host’s invitation, the doors opened and cats dressed as waiters began to bring in the dishes. Everyone cried o... ...ticed, the Kabbalist took a mouse out of his pocket and set it free. When the cats saw a mouse on the floor, they abandoned everything and rushed af... ...with the Upper Soul. We do not ask ourselves why there are cows, chickens, or cats, and what kind of soul dwells in them. Yet they too have souls, b...

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...related to the body and its animal property to sense different things. Dogs and cats can also feel the approaching of some natural phenomena. In pre...

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...g and birds tapping their beaks at the window as they tried to escape. The cats were mewing and chasing the birds. The barking dogs chased the cat... ...d over to open the window. Immediately, the birds flew out the window, the cats jumped after the birds, the dogs rushed after the cats, and the bea...

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... Rats, mice and cockroaches scurried all around and over her. Stray dogs and cats raked through the disgusting mess, looking for a piece of food. One ...

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...enant goats and sheep. He might as well ask about the chickens, too, or the cats. Bedtime stories told of larger beasts who had performed such labor... ...they spoke of chicks and bunnies, the latest harvest of rodents by the farm cats, the fantasies attending hot summer days while one repaired cold fr...

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... I passed a window with this little fella in it—" "But you don't even like cats," Tyler said, his anger forgotten and replaced with shock. New Life I...