The First Days of Moonlight

Published: Sept. 5, 2020, 1:42 a.m.

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\\u201cWe\\u2019re fascinated by cats, aren\\u2019t we?\\xa0 Cats on the internet.\\xa0 Pictures, videos, memes.\\xa0 Cats in our homes.\\xa0 Ancient civilizations shaped statues of cats out of gold, ebony, and bronze.\\xa0 They have been associated with magic, with evil.\\xa0 They sometimes seem aloof and uncaring.\\xa0 Sometimes charming and playful.\\xa0 Sexy.\\xa0 Dangerous.\\xa0 Mysterious.\\u201d

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The man in the cerulean blue suit at the front of the lecture hall paused.\\xa0 \\u201cCats.\\u201d

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Cats\\u2026so mysterious.\\xa0 One minute they care about humans.\\xa0 The next minute they don\\u2019t.\\xa0 An ancient myth might shed some light on this mystery.\\xa0 A rare myth about how cats were the first beings to possess intelligence and consciousness.

Hear all about it in this episode.

Storyfeather Shared Universe:\\xa0 This story shares details and concepts with a Season One story called \\u201cThe Last of the Nine Lives Cats.\\u201d\\xa0

Weird that I write so many stories about cats.\\xa0 I consider myself a dog person.

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Genre: Fantasy, Mystery, Mythology

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CREDITS

Story: \\u201cThe First Days of Moonlight\\u201d Copyright \\xa9 2016 by Nila L. Patel
Narration, Editing, Episode Art: Nila L. Patel

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Music:
\\u201cTrip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background\\u201d by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro)

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Music by ROZKOL
\\u201cPalaver\\u201d
\\u201cAmbient I-IV\\u201d

Music by Lee Rosevere
\\u201cYou\\u2019re Enough (version a)\\u201d
\\u201cNot Alone\\u201d
\\u201cThe Nightmare\\u201d
\\u201cSlow Lights\\u201d
\\u201cBaldachin\\u201d
\\u201cAll the Answers\\u201d

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Music by Lee Rosevere and ROZKOL is licensed under CC BY 4.0

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Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net
Find more music by Lee Rosevere and ROZKOL at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com
Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com

Instagram: @storyfeather
Email: nila@storyfeather.com

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