Hümdinger’s Cats

 Don't Open That Crate!

Fritz hesitated. He had twenty rats to get to Dr. Everett’s lab and needed to get these cats uncrated first. Professor Schrödinger seemed to be ready to say something but paused and began walking from crate to crate, pressing her face against the wood briefly and listening intently.

Fritz waited. He liked Professor Schrödinger but hoped she’d get herself sorted out soon. Dr. Everett would be a real pain if he didn’t get his rats on time.

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