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Today I got picked! A woman came and she had a big box. She looks a bit different from the other humans, but she stroked my fur and smiled at me. And I patted her paws as gently as I could and tried to look cute and she smiled again and she said something to the humans in the white coats. They put me in a big box and tied the lid down, but that was OK because they put a small furry thing in with me. It smelt of cat and it was a kind thought. Then I could feel the humans carrying me outside and they put me inside something that smelt really strange. I later found out about boxes with wheels, and it must have been one of them.

Anyway, I was all very excited because I'd been picked at last and this was going to be my new life. For now I am so relieved to be out of that horrible place that this has to be better. I remember when my friend had got his old man to pick him, we all felt sad and happy at the same time. We were happy for him, and glad to know that humans still wanted cats, so there was hope for us all. But we were also sad because someone got picked and it wasn't us. So when the woman carried me out I tried not to look at the other cages. Some faces sad, some playful, some sleeping and some just frozen. And they were the worst. I couldn't look at them, the poor little cats. I feel a bit guilty that I'm safe and they're not.

The woman took me to her odd smelling place. I don't think she makes the same food as the humans I used to have. I have a basket and I live in the room with the machine that makes funny noises. I've got a small woolly rug in my box, and a dirt tray and a bowl of munchies and a bowl of water.

I haven't seen any other humans yet but I can hear them. I think they've got a baby human. I can hear it crying sometimes. Apparently baby humans are really dumb and slow to learn stuff. I tried the food they left for me. The wet stuff was pretty dreadful and not what I was used to, but the munchies were good. I like munchies. Twice when I was pretending to be asleep some humans switched the light on and had a look. I stretched out and curled my nose into my paws. I hope I looked cute for them.