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C is for Cathy,

...the coatimundi from Canton who cradled her daughter in her arms as she ran through alleys and byways calling for cats to come catch the mice who were eating her baby's morning rice Through the streets and past the pavilions Cathy ran calling on police and civilians to collect the cats to catch the mice who were eating her baby's evening rice. Alas for Cathy, the coatimundi, She spoke only Cantonese, the cats only Greek, so the mice went on eating the rest of the week!

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