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Cats and ghosts both partook of the saucers of milk and that was okay. They consumed different parts of it: the cats its substance, the ghosts its essence, and none went to waste.

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Laini Taylor
Age: 52
Born: 1971
Born: December 11
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Chico
California
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Saucers
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Ghosts
Essence
Consumed
Waste
Cats
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Milk
Went
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