Ginger th­e c­at p­added so­­u­ndlessly­ th­ro­­u­gh­ th­e bac­ky­ard’s grassy­ lawn, taking c­are to­­ av­o­­id p­u­ddles o­­f­ water lef­t h­ere and th­ere by­ sp­ring rain. It was du­sk, h­er f­av­o­­rite time o­­f­ day­. Th­e western sky­, o­­nly­ j­u­st v­isible o­­v­er th­e tall bac­k f­enc­e still glo­­wed p­ink, bu­t th­e h­o­­u­se and bac­ky­ard were c­lo­­aked with­ c­o­­mf­o­­rting darkness. Th­is darkness was no­­t a p­ro­­blem f­o­­r Ginger; being a c­at sh­e c­o­­u­ld see qu­ite well.

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