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Dogs make sense. They understand hierarchy and the need to cooperate. They come when you call them. A cat though—a cat will take your number and get back to you. Maybe. If he’s in a good mood.

Eileen Wilks

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Eileen Wilks
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: November 3
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
Monahans
Texas
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Dog
Come
Number
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Maybe
Cooperate
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