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Dust motes danced in the slanted afternoon rays,

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painting golden stripes across the worn

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velvet of the armchair.

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Outside, a gentle breeze rustled the overgrown garden,

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but inside, time had simply stopped.

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Marmalade curled himself tighter into a perfect, amber

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-furred sphere upon the chunky, cream -colored

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knitted blanket that his human had spent months

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crafting.

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Every single one of his long, pristine whiskers

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twitched slightly as he dreamed of chasing

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the phantom sparrows across sunlit meadows.

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He was the undisputed master of this quiet

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domestic kingdom, surrounded by the lush,

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sprawling leaves of the monstera and weeping figs

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that drank in the windowsill light.

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As the sun dipped lower, casting a warm

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apricot glow over the room, the cat slowly

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opened

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one luminous green eye.

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He stretched out a front paw, sinking his

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claws gently into the soft wool, and let

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out

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a deep, contented purr that vibrated through the

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peaceful home.

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The world outside could rush all it wanted.

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For now, the entire universe was contained within

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this single, sun -warmed chair.