On Sep 21, 11:36*am, "Gramby" wrote:
Lizzie is shaking her little teeth chattering. *It is bootifulz and dat
statue of Bast, when I waz in da out, some ole cat told me about dat butted
I waz too kold and hungrie and sik to belief dat dat kud be true. *Now I
knoz I will cee my bitties again sumday. *Piglett goes to her and wraps her
paws around the little cat. *Korze u will cee them, mayhaps at da end of da
ball. *Now I fink it iz time we goez bak and geingz dat preparatinz for da
ball. *Lizzie, u lufbz ta shop anna Toonya haz da botique where dere is
bootiful fingz. *Let us say a purr to Bast and den get on with the pans..

"Community Cats" *wrote in ....
On Wed, 21 Sep 2011 10:50:52 -0500, Gramby wrote:
Lizzie inally shakes herself off and then grooms her furr. *She goes to
Amelia, R we gonna bee able to cee inside the Temple on diz tripz? *I
kno we kan't slide andna run but I finkz it iz profablee bootifulz.

[Anuit overhears this and responds]

Of course, dear cats! Come with me.

[Anuit leads Lizzie, Amelia, Storrmmee, Tutu, Ranger, Pipps, and others
up the temple steps. She moves very slowly, eventually leaning her weight
on Ranger's shoulder. The finally reach the landing at the top of the
temple.

On either side of the entryway are huge golden statues of cats. Pans of
oil behind the statues burn brightly. The statues have eyes of ruby that
reflect the light from the fires. The floor, like the walkways between
buildings, are of smoothest alabaster, polished by the paw pads of many
thousand of cats. As the group enters the temple they see heavy drapes of
crimson velvet tied back on the inner side of the doorway. A matching
door is on the opposite side of the temple. Two dark doorways stand at
the diagonally opposite walls, covered with more crimson curtains.

The ceiling of the temple is at least 20 feet above the floor. In each
corner of the room is another cat statue, these statues slimmer and
taller than those outside. The cats in these statues have their paws
outstretched, appearing to support the heavy stone roof.

Fragrant incense wafts through the air.

Along all four walls torches are mounted at the height a big cat could
just reach if he stretched to full length. Cushioned benches line the
four walls. In the very center of the room is an altar of deepest
amethyst, standing on a gold platform raised from the floor by three
steps. At each corner of the golden platform stand tall oil lamps,
burning with purple flames. And on the very center of the altar the
kitties see a statue of Bast, standing four feet tall. The statue is
crafted from silver and gold, decorated with all manner of fine gem
stones, and having eyes made of emerald. The eyes glow a bright green,
obviously NOT being illuminated by the flickering oil flames.]

Anuit: This, dear kitties, is the Temple of Bast. How do you like it?

You must be Anuit, Yes?!? [With nods to Amelia, and the other cats
some of who Misty may or may not remember from past Jellicle Balls].
My Great, Great, Great, Grandmother, Bonnie the Black Panther who was
the former Mistress of the Night, and her Partner, Galaxy, who was the
master of the Moon use to speak of the Great Temple of Bast. I am not
sure if you ever met her, but she was a tough cat. Unfortunately I
never had to the chance to meet her, and all I have to go on are the
stories that have been passed down to me through the years. Somehow I
inherited Bonnie's "Power of the Night", which I discovered when I was
just a kitten 5 years ago. Somehow a few days ago I got pulled from my
air-conditioned apartment into the "cave" entry where all the symbols
are, and PRESTO. I ended up here inside the Temple of Bast. It lives
up to all the stories I've ever heard... and MORE!!! I am at Your
Service. I have noticed all the various Temple Cats leading into and
out of the various routes leading to the Temple, and the apparition of
Bast Herself. Is it true that the Temple of Bast is under attack from
the Upper World?!? How will the Humans ever find this place -- it is
mystical and enchanted?!? How can I serve the Temple Community and
Bast?!? Given that my powers are those of the Night and Darkness, I
would think they would be rather limited here in the Underworld, still
I got pulled here for a reason.

Misty the Black Panther