"It's truly astounding," Brindel said. "There are small cats and big cats; there are herbivorous cats; cats in the water chase after the nematodes; cats with skin flaps launch from fungal stalk to fungal stalk in the forest; cats have filled every gap in the local ecosystem. Who knew it was possible to squeeze so much versatility out of one species?"
"When needs must..." Her guide, Tomi, shrugged.
"And your people, they are descendants of the colonists on that original ship, the one that crashed and brought the cats?"
"Something like that," said Tomi. She offered Brindel a bag. "Mouse-puff?"
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