A kitten is so flexible that she is almost double; the hind parts are …

Henry David Thoreau
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A kitten is so flexible that she is almost double; the hind parts are equivalent to another kitten with which the fore part plays. She does not discover that her tail belongs to her till you tread upon it. ✨ Selections from the Journals.
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A kitten is so flexible that she is almost double; the hind parts are equivalent to another kitten with which the fore part plays. She does not discover that her tail belongs to her till you tread upon it. ✨ Selections from the Journals.

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