oh, i 'spose i should identify these two scalliwags--the lynx point is Jacinda, and the smart-looking black furchild is Jasper. Jasper is one of the smartest cats i've ever known, and that's saying something. he can open doors that have those funny "French door" handles--?--when they are latched, he has already turned the faucets on in both the bathroom and the kitchen, and he knows when he's in trouble and makes a good job of hiding from me (this all happened in the space of an hour). He's a pistol!

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