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Travellogue, Day 7
Travellogue 189 / 0916
The morning found them wrapped up in more bedsheets than either was used to; Nickolai felt like he was digging himself out of a landslide of linen. "Urf!" he groaned as he finally reached the edge of the bed.
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Travellogue 188 / 0916
Dawn came to Nickolai with the crow of a cock outside their window. As he shook the weariness from his eyes and groaned, he saw Furry wrapped up in a little ball and curled around a pillow. He stared at her for a few minutes, looking over every curve and bend of her body, enjoying the view. Not for the first time, the two thoughts of "God, she's beautiful," and "What am I doing with this creature?" collided in his brain, and the answer to the second was now as before "I don't really know."
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Travellogue 187 / 0916
Sometime late that night he awoke, not in the heat of another dream but from more mundane needs; his bladder was screaming. He tried to get up, but something was in bed with him. He pushed the sheets back carefully, and was stunned to find Furry curled up in a little ball. He eased himself out of bed with excessive care, padding over to the bathroom and closing the door before he fumbled for the light. "Is there an AI here?" he asked quietly.
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