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Catopolis

by Martin H. Greenberg

bookshelves: currently-reading, animals, cats, fiction, fantasy, short-stories

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“A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.”
― Douglas Adams, Mostly Harmless

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― Douglas Adams, The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul

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“I hold that a strongly marked personality can influence descendants for generations.”
― Beatrix Potter

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“Don't Panic.”
― Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

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“A library is infinity under a roof.”
― Gail Carson Levine

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