Cats didn't start as mousers. Weasels and snakes and dogs are more eff…

William S. Burroughs
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Cats didn't start as mousers. Weasels and snakes and dogs are more efficient as rodent-control agents. I postulate that cats started as psychic companions, as Familiars, and have never deviated from this function. ✨ William S Burroughs (2012). The Cat Inside, p.13, Penguin UK
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Cats didn't start as mousers. Weasels and snakes and dogs are more efficient as rodent-control agents. I postulate that cats started as psychic companions, as Familiars, and have never deviated from this function. ✨ William S Burroughs (2012). The Cat Inside, p.13, Penguin UK

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