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A r t s t u d e n t s o f t e ni n s i s t t h a t t h o s ef r a me do b j e c t s y o uf i n do nt h ewa l l s o f g a l l e r i e s a n dmu s e u ms a r e p a i n t i n g s , n o t p i c t u r e s .

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Weh a v e c a me r a s f o r t h a t , t h e yr e mi n du s .

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T we n t i e t hC e n t u r ya r c h i t e c t s s a i df o r mh a dt of o l l o w f u n c t i o n .

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B i l l P e t e r s e nc a l l e di t “ v i b e . ”B i l l G l a c k i nu s e dt oc a l l i t “ t h ea r t p a r t . ”T h e F r e n c hc a l l i t “ J en es a i s q u o i , ”I k n o wn o t wh a t .

T h eo b v i o u s a n a l o g yi s s e x , wh e r es e x u a l f a n t a s yi s a n a l o g o u s t of o r m, wh i l et h es e xa c t i s l i k ec o n t e n t .

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O u r K i mS c o t t s a y s s h es t u d i e dwi t ht woo f t h e c o u n t r y ’ s f o r e mo s t P h o t oR e a l i s t p a i n t e r s , Me l R a mo s a n dG a r yP r u n e r , a n di t i s c l e a r i nK i m’ s wo r kt h a t s h el e a r n e dh e r l e s s o n s we l l .

S h ei s a mi s t r e s s o f p h o t o r e a l f o r m, b u t h e r c o n t e n t i s u n i q u e .

R a mo s ma d eh i s n a meb ys e a t i n gap r e t t y g i r l o nah a mb u r g e r , g o t al o t o f i n ko nt h ep o l i t i c a l s t a t e me n t h es e e me dt ob ema k i n gt h a t wo me n a r er e d u c e dt od e l e c t a b l eo b j e c t s i nt h ema s s me d i a .

B u t K i mS c o t t s l a ms ar e a l i s t i c b e e f s t e a ko n awo ma n ’ s f a c e , t a k i n gt h eme a t me t a p h o r t oaf a r h i g h e r a n dmo r es e r i o u s l e v e l , I t h i n k .

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T h eq u e s t i o no nt h et a b l ei s : Wh a t i s t h er e l a t i o nb e t we e nf o r ma n dc o n t e n t , a n dh o wd o e s t h a t r e l a t i o n s h i pc o n n e c t a r t i s t a n dn o n a r t i s t ?

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T h e r ea r eag o o dn u mb e r o f t h i n g s f r o mh e r i n c r e d i b l ee s t a b l i s h me n t , b u t t o d a yI wa n t t of o c u s o nt h eG r e e nC h i l l S mo o t h i e !

E v e r yo n eo f h e r s mo o t h i e s a r ema d e wi t hi n c r e d i b l yh e a l t h yi n g r e d i e n t s , a n dt h i s i s n oe x c e p t i o n .

A s h o r t f i v emi n u t e s a f t e r c o n s u mi n gs a i ds mo o t h i e , myb o d ye x p e r i e n c e dwh a t c a no n l yb ed e s c r i b e da s a no u t o f b o d y e x p e r i e n c e b o r d e r i n go nt h es p i r i t u a l .

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I t WA Ss p i r i t u a l !

O n e a d a ya n dY o uc a nb eg u a r a n t e e dt h a t y o u r p h y s i c a l ma c h i n e r ywi l l t h a n ky o u , y o u r me n t a l ma s o nj a r wi l lr e wa r dy o ua n d y o u r s p i r i t u a lc o u n t e n a n c ewi l l a p p l a u dy o u !

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E x c e p t i o n a l c o n s i s t e n c ya n ds u b t l e t yi nt h ed o u g ha n di n c r e d i b l yc r e a mya n db a l a n c e dp u mp k i nc r e a mi nt h ec e n t e r .

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T h e ya d v e r t i s et h e i r b i gs a l ed a y s a n dt h ep l a c ei s a na b s o l u t ea n i ma l h o u s eo f c h a o s a n dl o n gl i n e s , b u t t h ep a yo f f c a nb es p e c t a c u l a r .

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4 5c e n t s !

T s h i r t s f o r aq u a r t e r a n dawh o l el o t o f o t h e r g r e a t t h i n g s !

T h e y h a v eav a r y i n ga r r a yo f s t u f f , b u t a s i na l l t h r i f t s t o r ec a s e s , t h e r e a r eg e ms t o n e s i nt h er o u g h .

C a l l t of i n dt h eb e s t t i me s f o r t h eb i g g e s t d i s c o u n t s !

T h r i f t C e n t e r T h r i f t S t o r e 2 5 1 7D e l P a s oB l v d .

S a c r a me n t o , C a l i f o r n i a , 9 5 8 1 5 T e l : 9 1 6 9 2 0 0 9 3 2 4 .

C h e a ps mo k e s f r o mt h eD e l P a s oMa r t &S mo k eS h o p–H e r e ’ s a s h o u t o u t f o r an e wl o c a l b u s i n e s s wh oh a s c o mp e t i t i v ep r i c e s a c r o s s t h eb o a r do ne v e r y t h i n g !

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9 9o u t t h ed o o r , a n dt h a t t h ee n t i r es t a f f i s i n c r e d i b l yk i n d .

T h ed a ya f t e r t h e yo p e n e dt h e i r d o o r s t h e s eg u y s we r er o b b e db yo n eo f o u r f r i e n d l yn e i g h b o r h o o dp a r a s i t e s , a n dwes h o u l dt r ya n dr e mi n dt h e mt h a t t h e r ea r e mo r et h a naf e wo f u s h a p p yt oh a v ea n o t h e r b u s i n e s s t a k i n gt h e r i s ko no u r n e i g h b o r h o o d .

L e t ’ s g e t b e h i n dt h e s eg u y s a n dt h r o w t h e ms o meb u s i n e s s !

D e l P a s oMa r t &S mo k eS h o p 2 2 0 3D e l P a s oB l v d .

S a c r a me n t o , C a l i f o r n i a , 9 5 8 1 5 T e l : 9 1 6 9 2 9 2 3 6 6 5 .

U p t o wnC a f éB e i g n e t –O k a ywh e r ed oweb e g i nwi t hU p t o wn C a f é ?B ep r e p a r e dt os e ean u mb e r o f t h e i r me n ui t e ms o no u r l i s t i nt h ec o mi n gmo n t h s .

T h e yd oe v e r y t h i n gr i g h t h e r e , a n dt h eB e i g n e t s a r en oe x c e p t i o nt oap r e t t yr e l i a b l er u l ei t s e e ms .

I wa n t t o a l s on o t et h a t t h es e r v i c eh e r ei s e x t r a o r d i n a r yc o n s i d e r i n gh o w b u s yt h e yc a nb eo nab e a u t i f u l we e k e n dd a y !

I h a v eh a dt owa i t f o r at a b l ef r o mt i met ot i me , b u t o n c es e a t e dt h es t a f f e x e mp l i f i e s a l l t h a t i s g o o di nf a b u l o u s s e r v i c e !

T h eb e i g n e t s a r es i n f u l l yd e c a d e n t a n dh a v et h a t wo n d e r f u l q u a l i t ywh e r e i nwh a t e v e r o n e c h o o s e s t oa c c o mp a n yt h e i r b e i g n e t , wh e t h e r i t ’ s ah a l f a s t i c k o f b u t t e r l i k emy s e l f , o r h o n e ya n dj a ml i k emyb r o t h e r , t h ec r i s p y , g o l d e nd o u g h n u t o f C a f éd uMo n d ef a mec o u l dn o t p o s s i b l yb e b e t t e r …e v e ni f wewe r et os p e n dt h ed o s ht of l yt h e r ea n df i n d o u t !

D e l i c i o u s , k i d s !

U p t o wnC a f é 1 1 2 1D e l P a s oB l v d .

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nF e b r u a r y , t h eT e mp o r a r yC o n t e mp o r a r yb r i n g s u n d e r g r o u n da r t t ot h es u r f a c ewi t ht h r e es h o ws f e a t u r i n gt h e wo r ko f We s t C o a s t p o ps u r r e a l i s t a r t i s t s .

A l s oc a l l e d “ l o wb r o w” , t h i s g e n r eh a s o r i g i n s i nn o na c a d e mi c a r t s s u c ha s h o t r o dc u l t u r e , t a t t o o s , g r a p h i c a n a t o mi c a l i l l u s t r a t i o na n dc o mi c s .I t h a s d e v e l o p e df r o mt h e r e i n t or i c h , f u n n y , h i g h l yt e c h n i c a l a n ds a r c a s t i c a r t mo v e me n t .

E v e nt h o u g hma n yma i n s t r e a mg a l l e r i e s h a v eb e e nr e l u c t a n t t or e c o g n i z el o wb r o wa s f i n ea r t , T h eT e mpi s p l e a s e dt o p r e s e n t t h ewo r ko f f i v ep o ps u r r e a l i s ma r t i s t s , p a r t i c u l a r l y N o r t hS a c r a me n t o ’ s o wnK i mS c o t t wh owi l l b ef e a t u r e di na s o l os h o w, “ T h eV i s c e r a l P o o l . ” S a nF r a n c i s c oa r t i s t C a r r i eC o t t i n i ’ s wo r kwi l l a l s ob ef e a t u r e di nas o l os h o w, “ T h eS p r i n gC o l l e c t i o n . ” T h r e ea r t i s t s J o h nS t u a r t B e r g e r , Ma r t yG e s s l e r a n dR o b e r t B o we nr o u n do u t“ B e y o n dR e a l i t y , ”as h o wi nt h ema i ng a l l e r yt h a t i s s u r et os t r e t c hy o u r i ma g i n a t i o na n dq u e s t i o n y o u r a c t u a l i t i e s .

As p e c i a l f e a t u r eo f t h i s s h o wwi l l b es a l u t et ot h eT o y r o o m G a l l e r y , o no n l i n eg a l l e r ys p e c i a l i z i n gi nL o wb r o wa r t .

” L i f ev i e w e d r a t i o n a l l ya n d w i t h o u t i l l u s i o n , a p p e a r s t ob e n o n s e n s i c a l ” T h i s q u o t ef r o mL e wi s C a r r o l l , t h ea u t h o r o f “ A l i c ei nWo n d e r l a n d ” , c a met ome wh e nt h i s s h o wwa s s t i l l j u s t a ni d e a .

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Be l ove dNorthSacrame nto arti stKi mScotte nj oys matchi ngwordswi thi mage s,e ve nthough,asshesays ” the yaretwo di f f e re ntl anguage s. ”I tj oi nsthetwo si de softhebrai nf ora mome nt,shesays.

ThenameofKi m’ sshow,TheVi sce ralP ool ,i sa re sul tof thatword/ i magee xe rci se . “ I tconj ure dupdarkre dandsti ckycave rns,punctuate d wi thhe avi ngchunksofse nti e ntsqui shi ne ss… smacki ngand sque aki ng. .gl i ste ri ngandpri mal .The nIwe ntandl ooke d up‘ ’ Vi sce ralP ool ’to f i ndthel i te ralde f i ni ti on.Thete rm i suse dbytheme di calprof e ssi onto i ndi catethepoolof i nte rnalorgansi nthebody. ” Ki msaystheworkshewi l lshow i nF e bruaryi sa mashup ofi mage ry;f l e shandme chani calprotagoni stswi tne ssi ng thef orceofthe i rownsome ti me sf ami l i arhal l uci nate d nature . “ Scal ei sdi sre garde d,ti mespe e dsupandsl owsdown, dre aml i kesymbol i smhe l pspatchtoge the rthestory, ”she says.“ I tshowsa pl acewhe ree xpl ore rsme e tto bask, hi deoutandse archf ortre asure .Si nkorswi m.Takepi cture sf orthe i rscrapbooks.Onceyoul e ave ,i t’ shard to re me mbe rwhati tl ooke dl i keorwhyyouwe rethe re . ” Ki mwasbornandrai se di nSacrame nto.Shehasmadeart nonstopf romtheti meshewasa ki dwatchi ngTV sci f i andpl ayi ngdre ssupf antasi e si nthri f tstoree ve ni ng gowns.I nhe r20s,sheanswe re dthecal lto adve nture andl e f ttheUni te dState sto trave landpai nt.

Backi nthestate s,I n1 97 3shere al i ze dshecoul dmakeart he rprof e ssi on. “ Ihadmadeartf orye arsbe f orethi s,butIdi dn’ tunde rstandi tcoul dbea re alj ob.Istudi e dwi thse ve ral P hoto Re al i starti stsi ncl udi ngGaryP rune randMe l Ramos.Now maki ngartI Smyre alj ob! ” Ki mhastaughtarti ntheCal i f orni aP ri sonSyste mand curre ntl yte ache sattheShortCe nte rNorthartsday programf oradul tswi thde ve l opme ntaldi sabi l i ti e s.She hasal so taughtarthi storyandstudi o artatAme ri can Ri ve rCommuni tyCol l e ge ,theCol l e geofarti nNe w De l hi , theMe ndoci no ArtCe nte randtheCrocke rArtMuse um. “ P e opl ewho l i vei nSacrame nto orwho movehe reare sai dto beunde rthei nf l ue nceoftheol dnati ve‘ curseof thetwo ri ve rs, ’ ”saysKi m.“ Thecursei sl i kea vorte x thatmake syoustayi nSacrame nto. ” “ I fyoudo l e aveyouwi l lhaveto comebackunti lal l ofyourspi ri tualworki sdone . ”

Wh a t i s i t a l l a b o u t ?

Wh a t a r et h e s ee x t r e m e l y t a l e n t e dp a i n t e r s t r y i n gt o s a y ?

Cr i t i c s o r f a n s m i g h t c a l l t h e i r w o r k“ L o w b r o wo r “ Po pS u r r e a l i s m ” . , h o w e v e r , e a c ha r t i s t i nt h i s g r o u p s h o wi s t r u l ya ni n d i v i d u a l t e l l i n gad i f f e r e n t s t o r y.

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Ki mhastrave l e dto 22countri e s,i ncl udi ng2ye arsof studi o worki nI ndi a.Shepai ntstopi csre l ati ngto he r owne xpe ri e nce sthatf ocusoni mpe rmane nce ,vani tyand theconf usi onsandbe autyofe ve rydayl i f e . “ Mypai nti ngsarese l fportrai ts, ”shesai d.“ But,Imust ne e dto do morespi ri tualwork…

Isti l ll i vei nSacrame nto. ”

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SanF ranci sco arti stCarri eCotti ni ’ s“ TheSpri ngCol l e cti on”e xami ne sthecharacte ri sti csandl i f e styl e s ofcre ature sthatshareourpl ane t. “ Thepai nti ngshe redo notatte mptto de scri bee ve ry ki ndofl i vi ngthi ng:i nste adthe yhi ghl i ghttheone s thatyouasa re ade rarel i ke l yto wonde rabout, ” saysCotti ni .“ Thecol l e cti oni sf i l l e dwi the l usi ve ti dbi tsandsurpri si ngse cre tsandi sde si gne dto e nte rtai nonl ooke rsbothyoungandol dwi ththe myste ri e sand marve l softheworl daroundus. ” F ori nspi rati on,Cotti nire l i e suponhe rcol l e cti on ofTi me L i f eNatureL i braryre f e re ncebooksanda stackofi nte ri orde si gnbooksf romthe1 960s.Whe n shei snotpai nti ng( orathe rdayj ob)shecanbe f oundpawni ngvi ntageonE tsy,te ndi ngto he r garde nandtaki ngl ongwal kswi thhe rf ourl e gge d be stf ri e nd,Cri cke t.

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Theori gi nofJ ohn’ spathol ogyi sanythi ngthatcrawl s,bi te s, squi rm,sl i the rorcausese ri ousharm. “ The searethethi ngsIdre amabout, ”saysJ ohn.“ Iama Northe rnCal i f orni a arti stthatre nde rsmutate dorgani smsf oryour e nj oyme nt.Snake s,l i zards,carni vorousmammal s,bi rds,i nse cts wi thl argemandi bl e sarethemostamazi ngorgani smsi nmysurre alworl d. ” J ohni sa graduateofSacrame nto Statei nStudi o Art.Hi s backgroundi sbothi nzool ogyandart.

Asa chi l d,J ohnre me mbe rsl i f ti ngrocksanddi ggi ngthrough mud,i ndul gi ngi nthef asci nati ngworl dofnature ,me ti cul ousl y studyi nganyandal lsmal lcantanke rousani mal sheturnup. “ Wi thageIconti nue dmyobse ssi onbystudyi ngtheve rycre ature sIhadbe comeso f ami l i arwi th, ”hesays.“ Mypassi onf or the eani mal sprogre sse di nto art.Vi si onsbe ganto oozeout ofthede e p,darkre ce sse sofmybrai nandthat’ show mycharacte rsbe ganto takef orm. ” De constructe df romthe i rori gi nalappe arance ,J ohn’ sorgani smsmorphandtakeona ne wi de nti tyf ul lofcol orande moti on. “ Thephysi ol ogythatuse dto se paratethe secre ature sbe come sl e ssdi sti nct,“hesays.“ Sooni twi l lbe comedi f f i cul tto di sce rnwhi chani malori gi nal l yf l e w,swamorcrawl e d,but onethi ngi sce rtai n– al lwi l lmostl i ke l ybi t,Ihope ! ”

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Ana w a r e n e s s o f “ L o w b r o w ”o r Po ps u r r e a l i s mb e g a ni nt h e1 970’ s a n d n o wt o d a y , t h eS a c r a m e n t oTe m p o r a r y Co n t e m p o r a r yGa l l e r yi s p r e s e n t i n g Be y o n dRe a l i t yi n201 2.

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Martybe l i e ve sre al i smi narti sani ssuei nconstantf l ux. “ Myve rsi onofre al i smi nartprobabl yre f l e ctsmyi nte re sti n thecraf tofpai nti ngaspracti ce sbypastmaste rsl i ke Caravaggi o andVe l azque z. ” ButMarty,who l i ve si nAuburn,doe sadmi tto mode rni nf l ue nce sf rompai nte rssuchasWi l l i amWi l e yandJ aspe rJ ohns. “ Anothe ri nf l ue nceonmyworkhasal waysbe e nthee ra i n whi chIcameofagei n.Onecoul dre f e rto i tasa P syche de l i c age , ”hesays.Mypai nti ngsanddrawi ngsrare l yhavea narrati vee l e me ntandusual l ypre se nta sortofpuzzl ei nthe pl aceofa cl e arme ani ng. ”

Af t e r d u s t i n go f f af e wa r t h i s t o r yb o o k s , I t u r n e db a c kt oAl i c ea n db e c a m e“ c u r i o u s e r a n dc u r i o u s e r . ”-Cu r a t o r J a nL o u i s e

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Artbl ogge rStace yRansomde scri be dBowe n’ sworkas“ a strange , swi rl i ngbre w ofcol orf ulcontradi cti onthati snote asyto de f i ne ore ve nunde rstand,butthatse e msqui tethepoi nt.… .Bowe n’ sabi l i ty to re appropri atecontradi ctorysymbol si nto unse ttl i ngsi tuati ons puthi mi na l e aguewi thgre atsl i keRonE ngl i shandAndyWarhol .He conti nue sto wal kthel i nebe twe e ncharmi nghumorandbl asphe mous sarcasmwi thsymbol i ci mage rythatl e ave sthevi e we rbothcuri ous andconf use d. ”

Myw i s hf o r a l l w h ot r a v e l t h r o u g ht h i s s h o wi s f o r y o ut o b e c o m e“ c u r i o u s e r a n dc u r i o u s e r ” a n dt oh a v eab e a u t i f u l j o u r n e y . .

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H a v i n g wo r k e dmo r et h a n1 0y e a r s i nt h eS a nF r a n c i s c o me n ’ s f a s h i o ni n d u s t r y , i t wa s c l e a r t oJ o nt h a t h i g h f a s h i o nwa s n o t t a i l o r e dt o wa r dl i t t l eb o y s .

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A f t e r r e c e i v i n gma n yc o mp l i me n t s a b o u t “ Wh a t ac u t el i t t l eg i r l ”h eh a d , J o nc r e a t e dao n e s i e Wh e nt h en e wC r o c k e r A r t Mu s e u mG i f t S t o r e wi t ht h ewo r d“ B O Y ”b o l d l ys i l k s c r e e n e da c r o s s t h e o p e n e di n2 0 1 0 , i t t a p p e di n t oJ o nS t e v e n s o n ’ s b r i l - f r o n t , j u s t t oa v o i da n yf u r t h e r c o n f u s i o n .

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Mo v i n gt oS a c r a me n t oa l l o we dT r u mp e t t et o e x p a n de v e nf u r t h e r , wo r k i n gwi t hc o n t e mp o r a r y a n dt r a d i t i o n a l i d e a s a l i k e .

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I t i s c o l dt o d a y , s oa s h e L i f t i n gh i s h e a df r o mt h ep i l l o wh ef e e l s t h ef u l l b e a t i n gt h es o c k e t s , h ef e e l s l i k eh i s mo t h e r , t v e s t ot h ewa t e r b a s i nh eb r i n g s t h eb l a n e f f e c t o f t h et i g h t g r i po nh i s s k u l l .

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H es h r u g s o f f t h ec h i l l t h i s t h o u g h t g i v e s h i m F ewi g g l e s h i s t o e s c o n t e mp l a t i n gt h i s a l l s e e s h i s p l a t eo f t woe g g s , s u n n y s i d eu p , t o a s t ,H a n ds p l a s h e s wa r mwa t e r o v e r h i s f a c ea n d a r n i n ga n dh i s mo t h e r . n dag l a s s o f o r a n g ej u i c eo nt h en e a r e s t c o u n t e r mo l o n g , d a r kh a i r , s o o t h i n gt h ep o u n d i n gal i t t l e . a n dt a k e s i t wi t h o u t i n t e r r u p t i n gt h ewo me n .

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H e h e a r do f n o r s e e nac r i me . e a t s h i s b r e a k f a s t s i t t i n gc r o s s l e g g e di nt h eh a l l , T h eo l dwi z a r d , wh op r e f e r s t h ed u n g e o nt o l i s t e n i n gt ot h ep o t s b e i n gmo v e da n dc l e a n e d , l i k e h i s c h a mb e r a b o v eg r o u n d , i n t r i g u e s F a l l a n d h ed o e s e v e r ymo r n i n g .

A n dt h e n , f r o mt h es e c r e t s c a r e s h i mal i t t l et o o .

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B u t t h i s i s t h e p u t s o np a n t s o v e r h i s l o n gu n d e r we a r , b u t o n l yb o o kh eh a s e v e r g i v e nt h eb o y .

I t s p e a k s o f h e a d s i n t oo n eo f t h eg r e a t h a l l s wi t h o u tt h ed a y s b e f o r et h eS i l e n c e , e n a mo r s F a l l wi t hp a g e s h o e s , wh i c hh ed e s p i s e s .

H eh a r d l yn o t i c e s a f t e r p a g eo f d r a wi n g s d e p i c t i n gc r o wd s o f p e o p l e t h ec o l dma r b l ef l o o r , d u et oh i s h e a d , p a s s e s i nt h ema r k e t , e x c h a n g i n gg o o d s , a n dt a l k i n g .

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S o o n B r i g e t t er u n s o u t o f t h ek i t c h e nd o o r wi t ht h e t h es l a ps l a ps l a po f t h es t o n ef l o o r g i v e s wa y q u e e n ’ s t e aa n dn e a r l yt r i p s o v e r F a l l a n o t h e r t ot h es wi r l i n gma r o o na n dg o l do f t h er u g mo r n i n gt r a d i t i o n .

F a l l k n o ws h i s mo t h e r i s b e a u t i o u t s i d et h ek i t c h e n , a n dt h es me l l o f b r e a k -f u l .

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I t i s s u r - i n g .

H e r s k i ni s p a l e , b u t i na ne l e g a n t wa y .

E v e n p r i s i n gt h a t s h ec o u l ds t i l l c o o ka f t e r t h eS i -b e f o r et h eS i l e n c e , wh e ni t t u r n e dn e a r l ywh i t e , h e r l e n c e , b u t s h ec a n , a n dF a l l h a s c o met ot h i n k p o r c e l a i ns k i ns t o o do u t . o f h e r a s ac l o c k a l wa y s mo v i n gi nt h es a me S u d d e n l yh ewa n t s t oh e a r h e r v o i c e .

H et r i e s t oi md i r e c t i o n , d e s p i t et h es u r r o u n d i n gc o n d i t i o n s .a g i n ewh a t i t s o u n d s l i k e .

Ma y b el i k er u n n i n gwa t e r S h es me l l s l i k eb u t t e r a n db r o wns u g a r , b u t o r as t r e a mi naf o r e s t .

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H e r v o i c emu s t s o u n d d o e s n ’ t l o o ka s s we e t .

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A t n i g h t t i me , p e r h a p s I nt h ek i t c h e n , N a d e ai s t r y i n gt oe x p l a i n i t c h a n g e di n t ot h es o u n do f r a i n , s o f t , wi t he a c h s o me t h i n gt oB r i g e t t e , ac h a mb e r ma i d .

N a - wo r ds p o k e nc a r e f u l l y , d r o p p i n gi n t oap u d d l e d e a ' s h a n d s a r ef l a i l i n ga n ds h emo u t h s h e r b e f o r et h en e x t wo r di s f o r me d . d i r e c t i o n s .

T h es e r v a n t n o d s , b u t l o o k s n e r v -F a l l h e a d s t oh i s mo t h e r s r o o mwi t h o u t f i n i s h i n gh i s o u s .

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H eg r e wf l o we r s c o mme r c i a l l ya n dt a u g h t i nac o n s e r v a t i o n p r o g r a mb e f o r ee mi g r a t i n gt ot h eU S , wh e r eh eh a dv a r i o u s j o b s b e f o r ewi n n i n ga na r t p r i z eo nt h eE a s t C o a s t .

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B u t , a s f o r n a me s , I h o p en o n eo f y o uh a v es wa l l o we dt h a t o l dy a r nt h a t T .

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E l i o t s p u na b o u t u s c a t s h a v i n ga l l s o r t s o f n a me s : s e c r e t n a me s , s p e c i a l n a me s , e v e nn a me s f o r c h e c k i n gi n t oh o t e l s ( I l i k et ou s eS my t h ewi t ha ‘ y ’ …a n d , y e s , a n‘ e ’ ) ; b u t i t ’ s a l l ma l a r k e y .

Wec a t s h a v et oma k ed owi t ht h en a me s we ’ r e g i v e nb yo u r h u ma n s , a n dwi t ho u r s u r n a me s , wh i c h we ’ v ep a s s e do nt h r o u g ht h ec e n t u r i e s a n dwh i c h wed o n ’ t b a n d ya b o u t f o r f e a r o f c h a i n l e t t e r s ; b u t t h e ya r eb yn ome a n s s e c r e t .

Mi n e , i nt h en a meo f c a t d o r , i s P e n t a me t e r , b u t d o n ’ t we a r i t o u t .

I me a n t h et h i n gi s mi n e , a n dI ’ mp r o u do f i t , b u t I ’ mn o t a b o u t t oh a v ei t p r i n t e do na n yc a r d s .

I c a nj u s t h e a r t h ec a t c a l l s n o w.

Wel i v eh e r ea t T h eG r e e n s H o t e l o nas t r e e t c a l l e d D e l P a s o , wh i c hI b e l i e v eme a n s ‘ P a s s O n l ya t t h e D e l l ’ , t h o u g hI ’ v en o t s e e nh i d en o r h a i r b a l l o f a ‘ d e l l ’ .

A n d , u n l e s s a‘ d e l l ’ i s an e wk i n do f ‘ R o l l y , G r e e nJ i n g l y S wa t ’ , I d o n ’ t r e a l l yc a r et os e ei t ( u n l e s s I c a ns wa t i t , k i l l i t , e a t i t , o r a l l t h r e e ) .

L i z a r d t a i l s , a n y o n e ?

B u t h e r ea t T h eG r e e n s , wh e r ey o uc a nf i n da n y n u mb e r o f S mi t h s ( wi t ha n‘ i ’ , b u t n o‘ e ’ ) o na n y g i v e nd a y , i t wa s n i c ej u s t y e s t e r d a yt oh a v eal o n g r e l a x i n gl o u n g e , wa r mi n gb e l l ya n ds o u l b e n e a t hmy o l i v e t r e e s , a n dn o t a n o t h e r s i n g l es o u l a b o u t …wi t ht h ee x c e p t i o no f t h eh u ma n s ( t h o u g hI a mb yn ome a n s c o n v i n c e dt h e yh a v et h e m…s o u l s , t h a t i s …t h eb e l l i e s , I ’ v es e e n ) .

A l l myt r e e s h a v e b i r d s a n do l i v e s , b u t t h ema i no n et h a t s p r e a d s o v e r myg a r d e na l s os p o r t s t h o s eg l a s s b a l l s t h a t my c l o s ep e r s o n a l f r i e n d , Mo l l yt h eS c u l p t r e s s , ma d e .

Wec a t s l o v ea n y t h i n gt h a t c a nd a n g l e , a n dt h e s e t h i n g s d a n g l ea d mi r a b l ywe l l , b u t t h e ya l s oc a t c ht h e l i g h t , a n ds e n di t i n t oy o u r e y e , wh i c hma k e s f o r h y p n o t i c v i e wi n ga s o n ewa l l o ws i nt h ed u s t , l a n g u i d l yf l i c k i n go n e s ’ t a i l , j u s t i nc a s eap a s s i n gb i r d wo u l dl i k et ot h i n ki t ’ s awo r ma n dd r o pd o wnf o r a s n a c k .

A l a s , t h eb i r d s s e e me dt oh a v eag r u d g ea g a i n s t t h eg r o u n dt h a t d a y ; b u t n o t s omys t a l wa r t c r e wo f t h eA .

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R . , wh ot o o kap a g eo u t o f myb o o ka n dl e f t t h e i r c a v e l i k eb e d p l a c e s i na ne f f o r t t oe mu l a t eme ( n od o u b t ) a n dt or e me mb e r o n c ea g a i nt h eu s e s o f t h e‘ B i g , B r i g h t , Wa r m, U n s wa t t a b l eO n e ’ t h a t h a n g s a b o v emyg a r d e ne a c hd a yt oa i dmys l e e pa n dc o mf o r t ( a s we l l a s myc o mf o r t a b l es l e e p ) .

O l ’ S c r a t c h i n ’ P o s t s e t u ph i s b l u emu s i c wa f e r s o t h a t i t wa f t e ds o f t mu s i c t h a t s e e me dt oe mp l o yn o l e s s t h a n8 8s e p a r a t ep l i n k e r s b ymyc o u n t , wh a t wec a t s c a l l ‘ T h eL o n g , P l i n k y , B l a c ka n dWh i t eS i n k Wa l k ’ .

I t ’ s as p e c i a l t yo f c a t s e v e r y wh e r e , b e i n gmu s i c a l .

A n db y‘ mu s i c a l ’ I a mn o t r e f e r r i n gt ot h a t h u mi l i a t i n ga n dc o mp l e t e l yi n a c c u r a t el o n g r u n n i n g ‘ t h e a t r i c a l ’ b yac e r t a i nn a me , wr i t t e nb yac e r t a i n ma nwi t hn ol e s s t h a nt h r e en a me s ( g r e e d yn a me ma n ! ) , a n df e a t u r i n gc e r t a i np e o p l ep o s i n g a s …n o …myf u r r i s e s a t t h ev e r yt h o u g h t !

S u f f i c e i t t os a y , n o t I , o r a n yo t h e r c a t i nt h ewo r l d , i s a f f i l i a t e dwi t ht h a t l i t t l eb i t o f s l a n d e r .

I u r g ey o ut o a b j u r ei t .

B u t i nmyg a r d e nt h a t d a y , O l ’ S c r a t c h i n ’ P o s t p a i n t e du pas t o r m, a s p e r u s u a l , a n dMo l l yg l a z e d s t r a n g eo b j e c t s t h a t l o o k e dl i k e , we l l , s c r a t c h i n g p o s t s .

S t r a n g e .MyD a v i dwa s t h e r e , t a k i n gab r i e f r e s p i t ef r o mt h e‘ T a p p y T a p p yT h i n g ’ , a c t u a l l ys mi l i n ga n ds o me wh a t r e l a x e dn o wt h a t h i s ‘ t h e a t r i c a l ’ i s c l o s et ob e i n gp r e s e n t e d .

F r o mwh a t I c a ng a t h e r , i t wi l l b ev e r ymu c hl i k eD a v i dh i ms e l f : r e l e n t l e s s l y s t r a n g e , a u d a c i o u s l yo u t o f k i l t e r , e n d e a r i n g l y o u t r e …a n dl a u g h a b l e , a n dy o ut a k et h a t a n y wa y y o ul i k e .

T h a n k f u l l y , I d o n ’ t t h i n kt h e r ea r ea n yc a t s i ni t .

R a p h a e l t h eG a t owa s c o mi n gb a c ka n df o r t h f r o mh i s e a s e l a t t h ep a i n t i n g r o o m, r e a d y i n gh i s o f f e r i n g s f o r ama no f s o met a s t e , o n ea s s u me s , d o wn s o u t hi nap l a c et h e yc a l l ‘ A l l a y ’ , a s n e a r a s I c a n f i g u r ei t ; b u t T h eG a t oa l wa y s mo v e s wi t has mi l e , s oI c o u l da l l o wal i t t l eg e n t l eb u s t l ei nmyg a r d e n , p r o v i d e di t d i d n ’ t g e t t o os wa t t y ; a f t e r a l l , t h a t ’ s my j o b …wh e nI ’ mg o o da n dr e s t e d , o f c o u r s e .

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N i c kt h eR h y me r c a meo v e r wi t hn e ws o f h i s f a t h e r ’ s r e t u r nf r o map l a c et h a t i s n o t s a f ef o r ma nn o r b e a s t , n o r c a t s .

S of a r t h ema nh a s l a n d e do nh i s f e e t , wh i c hwec a t s h i g h l yr e s p e c t , a n df o r t h i s N i c k ’ s b e a u t i f u l a n de mi n e n t l yc a t l i k emo t h e r , a n d , i n d e e d , a l l t h e i r p r o u dl i t t e r , a r ep r o f o u n d l yg r a t e f u l .

N i c k ’ s s mi l eh a dt h a t wh i f f o f c a n a r yt oi t , a n d h ewa s o b v i o u s l yl o o k i n gf o r wa r dt ot h e‘ P o e t i q u e t t e ’ r e a d i n gt h a t n i g h t .

H ewa s g o i n gt or e a d wo r d s o f f o f p a p e r s ot h a t h i s f a t h e r , a n dc e r t a i n o t h e r s , c o u l dh e a r wh a t h ewa s t h i n k i n ga n df e e l i n g ( a l wa y s ad a n g e r o u s p r e c e d e n t , a n da ni n d i g n i t ywe c a t s wo u l dn e v e r i n d u l g ei n …u n l e s s t h e r ewe r ea h i g h l yc o mp e l l i n gn e e d ) .

N i c ks e e me dwa r me r t h a t d a y , t h o u g h .

Wea l l s e e me dwa r me r , e v e nt h e‘ o l d s c r i b b l e r ’ , wh os n e a k e dmemyv e r yo wnp r a wn wh e nn oo n ewa s l o o k i n g .

I f t h ema nk e e p s t h i s u p h e ’ l l r e c e i v et h e‘ O r d e r o f t h eR e t r a c t e dC l a w’ wh e n wec a t s d e v e l o po p p o s a b l et h u mb s a n dr e s c u eb a c k t h ewo r l d .

A h , …E g y p t , I a ms i g h i n g .

B u t d o n ’ t t e l l D a v i d . “ A n dwh e r e , p r a y , wa s R e b e c c a , wh op o s s e s s e s a g r a c et h a t i s b e y o n dc a t s ? ”I h e a r y o uc r y .

We l l , R e b e c c awa s o f f i nt h ewo r l db e y o n dt h ewa l l , d o i n g ma n y‘ t h i n g s ’ .

S h eh a s t h i s s t r a n g ep e n c h a n t f o r wo r k i n gs ot h a t wec a np l a y .

I t a c t u a l l ys e e ms t o ma t t e r t oh e r , t h o u g hI c a n ’ t t h i n kwh y .

O h , y o uc a n t r yt ot a l kh e r o u t o f i t , b u t s h e ’ l l h a v en o n eo f i t , t h a t ’ s j u s t t h ewa ys h es wa t s .

A h …i t ’ s n o t e a s y b e i n gt e nt i me s s ma r t e r t h a ne v e r y o n ee l s e , b e l i e v e me , I k n o w.

Wh i c hc a u s e s met op o n d e r …Y o uwo u l dt h i n k t h a t s i xh u ma n s , wo r k i n ga t wh a t t h e yl o v e , c h a t t i n g , l o u n g i n g , a n dg e n e r a l l ye n j o y i n gt h ewa r mt ho f ad a ywo u l dh a v eh a dt h eg o o dt a s t et ot h a n kme f o r i t .

Y o uwo u l dt h i n k …B u t I g u e s s i t ’ s l i k et h eo l d j o k emyf a t h e r t o l da b o u t t h eo l dl i o nwh od e f i a n t l y i n f o r me dt h ee l e p h a n t t h a t h ewa s t h eK i n go f t h e J u n g l e , o n l yt or e c e i v eat e r r i b l yt h o r o u g ht h r a s h i n g f r o mt h ee n r a g e dp a c h y d e r m.

C r e e p i n gb r o k e n l y a wa y , t h ep o o r l i o ns a i dt ot h eo t h e r l e s s e r a n i ma l s wh oh a dwi t n e s s e dt h i s , “ We l l , i f t h ec a t d o n ’ t wa n t t ok n o w, t h ec a t d o n ’ t wa n t t ok n o w! ” O n ec a no n l ys y mp a t h i z e , o r wo u l d , i f t h e yh a dt h e t i me …o r c a r e d .

B u t , a s f o r n o w, k n o wi t o r n o t , t h i s c a t i s o u t o f h e r e .

Fe l i x No b l i s Ob l i q u e , Pr e s t i d i g i o u s No s t r u m , I a mBo qPe n t a m e t e r . ( m o r e o r l e s s )

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