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    A Cat On Mars - A Rescued Tail
    A Cat On Mars - A Rescued Tail
    A Cat On Mars - A Rescued Tail
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    A Cat On Mars - A Rescued Tail

    By A. Nation

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    This black and white cat is rescued and heading for the adventure of his life on the Moon and Mars in the 25th century. Watch through his point of view as he travels with his mistress.  Saga 1 through Saga 7 of the Domino series. 

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherA. Nation
    Release dateSep 21, 2017
    ISBN9781386338123
    A Cat On Mars - A Rescued Tail
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    A. Nation

    I have always enjoyed reading science fiction and mysteries because I am interested in future science and puzzle solving. I write about stories of the future that mimic today's social issues. Issues such as greed, retribution, prejudice, political corruption, and what the future could become are some of the concepts I use to illustrate a moral result.What motivates me? A story I may read in the newspaper, political idiocy, a situation that happened in history, or just anything that I can twist the perspective around. I travel the west with my husband and read about the small towns of the USA as we drive through them.

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      A Cat On Mars - A Rescued Tail - A. Nation

      A Cat On Mars

      A Rescued Tail

      A Novella

      All rights reserved

      Copyright © 2017

      By A Nation

      Published 2018

      ISBN: 9781386338123

      Alene Nation

      Copyright

      No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system without permission in writing from the publisher.

      By your purchase of this book, you have agreed to the copyright conditions stated here.

      This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

      Table of Contents

      Saved

      Rescued

      New Home

      Moving On

      Mars

      Keeping Warm

      Weeks Later

      Earth

      The Farm

      Commotion

      Red Planet

      Saved

      Mary Ann McCarthy rummaged about in the alley dumpster for thrown away wrapped bread, recycles or another article of clothing she could wear or sell during the cooler months to come. She was homeless but didn’t think she was. She had places she could stay the nights with others in the same predicament as she.

      She heard a squeak but brushed the sound off to the creaking of the dumpster as she pushed a cardboard box out of her way. Mary had to hurry. The Montrose garbage truck would be coming down the alley in an hour. Then she heard a faint cry like a baby but much higher pitched.

      Oh Gawd, I hope someone didn’t throw a baby in here, she muttered pulling newspapers away from where she heard the sound.

      The tiny cry squealed again. As she lifted up more trash paper there were two dark eyes staring back at her.

      Well, what’s this? she asked, looking down at the frightened fuzzy handful.

      Oh, you poor thing. Someone just threw you away like garbage.

      With one hand, she scooped up the tiny black and white body.

      Oh, you may not make it, she frowned as she felt the kitten’s rib bones under the thin skin.

      Placing the scrawny animal into her sweater pocket, she began pushing her wire cart down the alley toward the busy street.

      I’ll find you a safe place. I can’t take care of you and myself.

      Glancing in both directions down the sidewalk, Mary Ann remembered a veterinary office not far away.

      Mary, now in her seventies, couldn’t pay the mounting bills of keeping up a home after her husband died a few years ago. Taking to the streets was scary at first among thugs strong enough to do honest work but instead they tried to steal what little money she carried. Soon she met many more like herself in the safer areas of town. Occasionally, she would go to one of the shelters during bad weather for just a good meal to eat and a shower but would leave after a few days.

      After trudging for three blocks, Mary Ann arrived at the pet hospital. She had seen those who had the means to take their animals into the Downtown Pet Clinic. Surely they would take care of this little piece of fluff.

      She looked in her knitted pocket of the old sweater she had worn for years to make sure the kitten was still alive. Two black eyes stared back at her. That was all she needed to walk in through the metal door.

      As soon as she entered the sanitary reception office the girl behind the desk jumped up.

      You can’t come in here. This is not a hospital for humans, she said hurrying around the counter. Many times some of the homeless people would want the veterinary doctor to help them with a cut or a broken arm because the cost was lower than at the hospital.

      I ain’t here for myself, sweety. Here, I found this little guy. I can’t keep him. Is there anything you can do for him? Mary Ann asked, placing the scrawny kitten on the counter.

      Oh my, oh, let me get the doctor, the receptionist said, changing her tune as she returned to her desk. She wrapped the black kitten into a terry cloth towel she withdrew from under the counter.

      The woman whisked the orphan into the back room, leaving Mary Ann to wait. After a few more minutes, she decided she wanted to leave. Then the young woman reappeared without the kitten.

      The doctor will have to treat him for infection and mites. We will have to keep him overnight. If you had him in your sweater, you should get it washed as soon as you can. You can pick him up in a couple of days.

      Lady, I can’t keep the thing. I just couldn’t see him staying in that dumpster. You keep him. Maybe when he fills out some, somebody will want to take care of him. Sorry, I have to go.

      But–.

      Mary Ann walked out of the door, pulling her cart behind her. The young lady stared. She wasn’t going to run after the old woman. She knew many like her couldn’t afford to care and feed a pet.

      After a few days had passed, the black and white male cat began to heal and gained strength under the care of the veterinary. The receptionist couldn’t take it home. She owned two cats, the maximum allowed in her apartment. The veterinary hospital had a policy if an abandoned cat or dog stays two weeks, the veterinary must take them to the animal shelter. There the employees knew that the animal will have a higher percentage of being put to sleep.

      What do we call him? she asked the doctor.

      You choose. If we can get him adopted, the new owners may want to change the name. Let the pet store over on Fortieth Street know that we have this little guy. Maybe someone who is looking for a young cat will want him.

      Okay, she said, petting the kitten and placing him into

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