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to dig a grave for Mrs. Pennyweather



            because she had passed suddenly a




            couple of  days ago.



              So as Peter dug a whole by the



            light of  the full moon. It was hard




            work, so Peter worked and rested at



            times then worked again. It wasn’t



            until midnight that he had finished.




            Just as he was climbing out of                                                                                                 Coming across the graveyard was



            the hole he heard a Meow in the                                                                                              the black bishop cat, and




            distance. It must be the cats Peter                                                                                          behind him were six more black cats,



            thought to himself. He scrunched                                                                                             carrying on their shoulders a small




            down in the grave, and then carefully                                                                                        coffin. The box was covered with a



            peered over the edge.                                                                                                        black velvet pall and sitting on top
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