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FupFUP. STORE CAT.
Life goes too fast, and Bear has decided to do something about it. Namely, stay home. For twenty-eight days. Fup doesn't believe him.

Bear reasons, "The busier I get, the less chance I have to appreciate my time. So for a month I'm not leaving the house. There aren't any mice to chase — I've flushed them all out — and this time of year there are no flies or bees, either. It's purification month. Simple pleasures only: observing, relaxing, sitting still."

"Catnip, surely," Fup wants to clarify.

Bear shakes his head no.

Fup's still not buying it. A month of peace and quiet has a certain appeal, for sure, but Bear will hardly know what to do with himself. If anyone needs downtime, shouldn't it be Fup? You try living in a busy bookstore.

"Pawing bottle caps and twist-ties across the floor?" she asks. "What about using the scratching post? Or soliciting regular rounds of petting? You won't deny yourself that."

"I won't ask for it, but if someone wants to pet me, that's fine."

"How gracious of you."

Of course it's not as charmin without the the FUP icon.
"I'm not out to change anyone else's month," Bear says, but Fup's not so sure.

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