cat@throne:~$ sudo promote --heir=cat --throne=cardboard [sudo] the cat is already heir. the cat is also the throne. cat@throne:~$ df -h /cupboard Filesystem Size Used Avail Mounted on boxes 7 6 1 /cupboard (1 empty) cat@throne:~$ the empty box is for sale.

Rule of the Cupboard

Every box is one cat smaller than the box that holds it. The innermost box is therefore always empty, which is why it is the most valuable thing in the house.

Buy

the

empty

box.

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The Cardboard Throne

A cat resting on a soft cushion

Last heir to a throne made of cardboard. The crown is a flattened cereal carton. Reigns are measured in naps.

Nested Cupboard

each box contains another cupboard. the cupboard contains the box. the box is for sale.

The Bell

It rang only once, years ago, in a sunset the color of this card. The cat has been trying to hear the rest of it ever since. Click to listen.

(silent)

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Yawn Version Game

Guess a number from 1 to 100. The cat answers with a yawn.

the cat is waiting.

Facts, Lightly Held

A cat sleeps roughly 12 to 16 hours a day.

Each ear of a cat has 32 muscles, so the cat can turn an ear toward a sound it has decided to ignore.

A cat cannot taste sweetness.

A group of cats is called a clowder.

A kitten looking up from a box

The Clock Runs Backwards

12:00:00

the clock runs backwards while a cat is on screen. the clock runs forwards while you are looking elsewhere, which you should not do.

Empty Box, Best Offer

Not a box with something in it. Not a box with nothing in it. The box that has been emptied by a cat who then sat down in it.

the listing · the bell · the minutes of the throne