boss mehitabel the cat is back
as you know from my
reports she has been missing
since november but
last night she turned up
archy
says she
for a good time call a
time traveler
so you ve been
visiting morlocks have you
says i
i haven t been back
to scotland
says she
though i could ve been
i tell you archy
i was minding my
own business
in the back alley
behind the fishmarket when
just as i needed a hiding place
out of nowhere appears a big
blue wooden box
to make a long story short
i d made the acquaintence of
the proprietor of a time machine who
after the purchase of a
friendly little claret
took me to atlantis
the
atlantis
asks i
don t say it like
that there are three
says she
i saw them all before he
found the one he wanted i m not
sure he knows exactly how to
fly that thing
anyway
says she
when the blue box gets
to atlantis
the correct atlantis
and all the bull dung
is washed out of my fur
we get out and look
around oh archy the pillars
and arches all inlaid with
gold and silver and diamonds
and pearls there were portraits
of isis that must have been
painted from life archy you
can t imagine
and the clothing archy there
were fine silks and glossy fabric
they don t know how to make any
more solid stuff you can
really get your claws into
oh and the food archy
i knew we d get to that
says i
quietly
succulent pheasant and quail
imported from china and
trojan sweetbreads and pate
made from mermaid eggs archy
milk so smooth it must
have come from those holy
cows in india and oh archy
the sea serpent fillets were
heavenly
was there entertainment
asks i
what
says she
were there poets reciting
their work
says i
i didn t notice
says she
only you
says i
could travel time back
to atlantis and overlook
the culture and politics
of the era for the sake of
a little sea serpent with
tartar sauce
well actually
says she
it was some sort of
state dinner
cleopatra was there
cleopatra
asks i
i thought
you
were cleopatra
reincarnated
sparks did fly
says she
i mean literally
the time traveler said
something about
photonic hyper differentials
and said he had to
immediately take me back
to the date i came from
so that s where i ve been
all tonight
says she
tonight
exclaims i
you ve been gone three months
damn him anyway
says she
archy
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