Then, they started blocking us, and it was a cat-and-mouse game the rest of the summer.

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It's that we don't really mind ripping off huge fat-cat corporations, which would probably do the same to us given half the chance.

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Only the Cape genet (a spotted, cat-like mammal native to southern Africa) attempts any level of interaction with us on the first night, skulking just outside the light circle of the campfire in anticipation of some leftovers, having become accustomed to the free handouts at the overnight stopping points.

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He spoke to us in the kitchen of the 1909 Georgian-style house that he and Ms. Herr share with their cat, Cocoa Chai Latte.

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"The initial test that he took gave us some cause for concern, so we sent him back for a CAT scan and a weight bearing x-ray, " Girardi said.

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