*BaSim* guessed the phrase correctly:

Prowling his own quiet backyard or asleep by the fire,
he is still only a whisker away from the wilds.
by Jean Burden

BaSim can start the next Puzzle 49.

The scoring of Puzzle 48:
BaSim E(8) + H(5) + L(6) = 27
Karen A(6) + O(5) = 22
Logan I(8) + D(2) = 18
Dixie Belle C(1) + S(6) = 7
karlicat R(6) + F(2) +M(1) + Y(2 as vowel, 2 as consonant) = 15
Rottie T(4) P(2) + U(1) = 8
*LabLoverKEB* N(3) = 3


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