Animal’s mysterious actions make staff wonder if it was their manager returning in feline form to say one final goodbye…
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Seniors especially irked by the mechanical process, but most people agree it’s kind of pointless anyway.
Request met with mixed reaction from praising its frankness to pointing out the impossibility of it.
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