On 30 Aug 98, at 16:59, Caroline Seawright wrote:

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My mind wills me to move, but my body does not obey, being as still as a
rock.  Only my eyes seem to be able to respond to my thoughts.  The tiger is
close to me now, so close, that I can feel the moisture of his nose touching
my skin.

And with one smooth movement, he sticks out his tongue and licks my hand
with comfort and understanding.  He nuzzles his face against my hand for a
moment and then runs past me, back into the wilderness.

When he is gone, my whole body feels weak and I collapse to my knees,
relieved and shaken by what has happened.

So it really IS a tiger, and not some little kitten or something that
Ranma might have been seeing as if it's as bad as a tiger?

Don't know if it's meant to be funny or not, but I'd have made the last
bit sshow that it's just a house cat or something. ^_~

Well, everybody would be anticipating that, though... I know that -I- 
was, so it wouldn't have come as a shock if it had happened...

Adam-kohai

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