"And cats leap up walls! Six foot walls, they just go … fwang Lands perfectly, and turn … turn … and back flip and forward flip, and dismount! They always land perfectly, they never do that sort of wobbly-gymnast … You never see cats on a wall having a problem, do you? You never see a cat going, "Fucking 'ell! I'm not sure about this …" and a cat on the ground, going, "Easy, Ginger! I'll walk you down!"

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