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Menes offers his prayer beneath gathering clouds as the cats watch.
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The Cats of Ulthar

The Cats of Ulthar tells how a town came to prohibit the killing of cats. An orphan’s missing kitten, an unfamiliar prayer and the disappearance of every cat in the town precede the discovery of two human skeletons. The story gives the law a memorable origin while keeping the decisive act of revenge outside direct narration.

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