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           Iamabovetheweaknessofseekingtoestablishasequenceofcauseandeffect,betweenthedisasterandtheatrocity. ButIamdetailingachainoffacts andwishnottoleaveevenapossiblelinkimperfect. Onthedaysucceedingthefire,Ivisitedtheruins. Thewalls,withoneexception,hadfallenin. Thisexceptionwasfoundinacompartmentwall,notverythick,whichstoodaboutthemiddleofthehouse,andagainstwhichhadrestedtheheadofmybed. Theplasteringhadhere,ingreatmeasure,resistedtheactionofthefire afactwhichIattributedtoitshavingbeenrecentlyspread. Aboutthiswalladensecrowdwerecollected,andmanypersonsseemedtobeexaminingaparticularportionofitwitheveryminuteandeagerattention. Thewords"strange!""singular!"andothersimilarexpressions,excitedmycuriosity. Iapproachedandsaw,asifgraveninbasreliefuponthewhitesurface,thefigureofagiganticcat. Theimpressionwasgivenwithanaccuracytrulymarvellous. Therewasaropeabouttheanimal’sneck. 

           WhenIfirstbeheldthisapparitionforIcouldscarcelyregarditaslessmywonderandmyterrorwereextreme. Butatlengthreflectioncametomyaid. Thecat,Iremembered,hadbeenhunginagardenadjacenttothehouse. Uponthealarmoffire,thisgardenhadbeenimmediatelyfilledbythecrowd bysomeoneofwhomtheanimalmusthavebeencutfromthetreeandthrown,throughanopenwindow,intomychamber. Thishadprobablybeendonewiththeviewofarousingmefromsleep. 

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