The Japanese Corpse (36 page)

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Authors: Janwillem Van De Wetering

"Well, well," de Gier said.

"And I found you another cat," Grypstra said heavily. "Now don't tell me you don't want another cat. This one is probably crazy too, but it is still very small. It tried to get into my house last week and I took it to your flat. It isn't a Siamese."

"What is it?" de Gier asked, mouthing the words slowly.

"It's ugly and it has a lot of colors. It looks like a small piece of a badly designed Persian carpet."

"Hmm," de Gier said.

"So when will you be back?" Grijpstra asked.

"Soon," de Gier said, and hung up.

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