Chapter 17

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“Among all of you, the only one who is materially responsible for this man's death is the cat. And yet, the cat is the single creature here not to have been accused of anything at all, since men cannot judge him. Man should only judge man, and so only cats can judge cats, and pheasants judge pheasants, and caterpillars judge caterpillars, and trees judge trees. Then, as long as cats have a Court, based on feline laws, let the cats judge this cat! What is up to me, by way of my appointment, is only to judge men. And so shall I do”, Desisida exclaimed, raising his forefinger in a resolute, yet unthreatening way. “To the first person who spoke I say: our kin does not age, old people share looks and most of the strength of young people. Therefore, to you who first bore your witness, I ask: si

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