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ng family are allowed
to wear."
Since it was getting late, I showered, shaved, and had breakfast
in Kontar's suite before going directly to my job. We nuzzled
each other affectionately before we parted.
I had worried about how my two cats, Alexander and Hephaestion,
would react when Kontar appeared, and when he arrived, it seemed
for a while that my fears were justified. They arched their
backs and hissed as soon as they laid eyes on him and then took
refuge under the couch. But he held several tempting morsels for
each of them just beyond their hiding place and meowed softly.
They poked their heads out cautiously and began to nibble.
Within ten minutes they were purring softly on his lap.
"I see now, Brad, that we were attracted to each other for simi-
lar reasons: there is a small species much like your native
monkeys that we keep for domestic pets on my home world. I've
always liked them but they're too small to do anything with
without hurting them. I didn't have a chance to do anything
about my fantasies until I came to your world."
"How would your own people feel about your p
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