Room to swing a cat, it seemed was absolutely essential. It was an inf…

H. G. Wells
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Room to swing a cat, it seemed was absolutely essential. It was an infrequent but indispensable operation. ✨ H. G. Wells (2012). Kipps: The Story of a Simple Soul, p.219, The Floating Press
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