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Sat.
Cat enthroned on the sap stump; Sam approaches
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Sap. Sap. Sap.
Drip… drip… drip… on the oblivious cat
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Sap! Sat! Sat!
Stuck fast — the cat has sat in it
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Pat, pat, pat.
Sam pats; now Sam is stuck too
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Tap, tap, tap.
One finger. The cat's fur rises
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Pat? Pat? Tap?
Hushed page — the finger hovers
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SPAT!
The eruption
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Sat! Sap! Tap!
The aftermath chant — smug cat wins
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(wordless — find the potato!)
Sam lifts up — Teacher Potato was under him all along