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Speaker 1: Hello friends, and welcome to sleep Tight Stories. We have

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Speaker 1: just two episodes left of Cat City and I can't

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Speaker 1: bids her farewell. In this episode, Vinnie is promoted to

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Speaker 1: captain for all his work and efforts, and he leads

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Speaker 1: let's see what is going to happen. Chapter twenty one,

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Speaker 1: Susan sat quietly on Tucker's bed, trying very hard to

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Speaker 1: fate was being decided for her. She had given Kay's

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Speaker 1: earned it, Vinnie. Susan was sure her big friend was

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Speaker 1: Before jogging off. It took the gathered cats very little

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Speaker 1: Susan meanwhile, was treated far better than when she first arrived.

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Speaker 1: Nothing in this city surprises me any more, Vinnie said,

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Speaker 1: shall we? What do you mean? Susan asked as they

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Speaker 1: After all? As if reading her mind, he said, magic.

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Speaker 1: little shocked to see Cynthia seated in Key's place. Tucker's

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Speaker 1: lost to us. You're welcome, Susan said, but it was

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Speaker 1: Even Susan was getting better at recognizing cat smiles. Spend

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Speaker 1: enough time with them, my guests, he thought, had to

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Speaker 1: The cats murmured around the square, sad and soft. I

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Speaker 1: She was beginning to wonder just how much the magic

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Speaker 1: she asked, You will be returned home, Albert said, with

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Speaker 1: She said, will it go away? You will only be

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Speaker 1: your magic is part of it. Just as we can

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Speaker 1: but let herself daydream for one moment more before nodding

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Speaker 1: I'd like to go home. They sighed as one, sadness

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Speaker 1: awing over her and gratitude. Thank you, Susan said, crying

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Speaker 1: Susan turned back to Albert. What about Tucker, She realized

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Speaker 1: Albert said, he is needed here. She choked on more

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Speaker 1: you did promise to take me to visit Susan, Tucker beamed.

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Speaker 1: Good Night, sleep tight. Did you