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Photo credit: Monique Dubbelman featuring Cleo the Cat.

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Cleo the cat sleeps.

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Photo of Monique's cat, named Cleo, is sleeping on the couch, one leg outstretched , eyes closed. Cat food, dog food, cat litter, buy more food, and other nonsense for the search engines

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Cleo's Twitter account