The puzzle is the title of a book and a paragraph from it.

Ho- To -i-e -ith a Ca----atin- Cat

A recent s-r-e- re-e--e- that o-t -- e-er- 250 -eo--e, 216 are cat -o-e-s, 54 are cat haters, a-- the rest are not -o-tin- this -ear. -ro- these re---ts -e can see -h- s-r-e-- sho---n't -e ta-en too serious--.

Catty1 E27=58
Pinot's Mom T20 = 20 + n7 = 27
Felicia's Mom A16 = 32 +s10 =42
sana R14 = 14 + l6 = 20
mrspunkysmom H9 = 9 +c4 = 13 =o11 =34
kokopup i6 = 12

Letters to guess:

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