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   From: excerptsnews-nospam@bellsouth.net   
      
   I have permission from Ghost House Books to distribute an   
   excerpt from the chilling new book, "Ghost Stories of Pets   
   and Animals." The eerie tale (or is that "tail"?) concerns   
   a geriatric tomcat who sends a farewell message to his   
   vacationing human companion. Like most of the stories in   
   the book, it will leave you with that tingling feeling of   
   the familiar.   
      
   "Ghost Stories of Pets and Animals" began as a project to   
   document the immortal bond between people and their beloved   
   pets. However, author Darren Zenko and his team of   
   researchers found that many of the best stories involved,   
   not the afterlife comforts of a favorite animal companion,   
   but arresting apparitions sent as harbingers of doom. The   
   book includes 35 historical gems and present-day encoun-   
   ters, both menacing and benign, covering a menagerie of   
   creatures including dogs, cats, horses, camels, sheep,   
   pigs, rats, birds, and a mongoose.   
      
   To get the excerpt from "Ghost Stories of Pets and   
   Animals," send mailto:excerptsnews@bellsouth.net with the   
   subject line "Send That Cat" and I will reply with the text   
   -- and *only* the text -- no file attachments or opt-in   
   mailing list jive. Sleep tight -- and don't forget to put   
   the cat out!   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)