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You know, Mouse, Tabby said, a brilliant cat like me should have smart friends people who can count to more than four. I can count to more than four, answered Mouse, very offended. And I can do hard sums, and I know geography and history, and I can knit and ...

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Ruth Park
Age: 93 †
Born: 1917
Born: August 24
Died: 2010
Died: December 14
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Tāmaki Makaurau
Rosina Ruth Lucia Park
Ruth Niland
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Offended
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Tabby
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Cat
Sums
People
Brilliant
Knit
Mathematics
Mouse
Smart
Geography
Four
Mice
Friends
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