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I did notice something unusual.
There were 67 boxes of opened edibles, all marked, no cholesterol, no fat, and no calories. The cat food cans were not so marked. The cat looked fairly slim.
I was waiting for help with my return, starting to doze, the cat walked in and slowly nudged the door closed. I felt intimidated but was quickly relieved once the cat started talking.
He said, “My name’s Calvin T. Cat, you can call me Cal. I just finished checking your return and it looks okay. I note that you write articles for the Rapp News. I used to have a column called, The Court House Cat. The Editor would not print it because it was not signed. I don’t know what was wrong with him, I left foot prints all over it.
Anyway I want to tell a little tax story that you might want to use. It happened right here in Rappahannock County.”
You cannot imagine how impressed I was with the perfect diction Cal was using. It was, as best as I could judge, a New England accent. I was not surprised that the cat talked. As a matter of fact many years ago when I was drinking I talked to cats and dogs quite a lot, especially when no one else would talk to me.
Cal continued, “Several years ago a local farmer was audited, and
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