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Book Club Agrees Diane has a wierd smell. Book still undiscussed

Three cats gather around a closed book and tea set in a bright glassed-in porch.

Book club reached its first unanimous concloosion in seven months after someone mentioned Diane’s unusual smell. Three members had noticed it independantly. A fourth had been waiting for an appropriate venue.

The discussion moved from possible causes to whether Diane knew, then to who ought to tell her. Nobody voluntered. Several agreed that telling her would make the whole thing unecessarily personal.

The novel remained closed throughout. Next month’s meeting will allow extra time for follow-up observashuns. Diane has offered to host, which members described as an important opportunity to inspect the curtains.

Fiction & satire. These cats and their scandals are invented.

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