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Four Paces: The Cat Who Came at Dusk

12 min · Everyday kindness · Calm · Kindness

Over eleven unhurried evenings in a small suburban garden, a woman named Nell learns to offer a wary visiting cat food, quiet, and distance, discovering that trust is never taken, only allowed, and that patience is its own form of tenderness.

An original Somnus story.

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Story 3 of The Garden Gate, starting at 27:27.