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Fup. Store Cat.
The Trip to Kahani
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Zooey
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The postmaster, at least, seemed better for the sleep. Not long after dawn, he woke, started the engine, and joined the highway again. Fup recounts for the campers now, "Each time we passed a township sign, Mr. Warren would announce the name of the place aloud: 'Bridgeport, Connecticut: five-digit zip, such and such.' Always the city and its zip code. 'Elizabeth, New Jersey: something-something-something-something-something.'"
Zooey says, "So you always knew where you were."
"But you didn't know where you were going," one of the campers, the woman, adds. "Why didn't your mom and dad just tell you?"
"Because they didn't know either," Fup explains. "But that became obvious soon enough."
At least Ro and Clara had recovered from the motion sickness that bothered them the day before. But the three sisters were tired of driving. They'd had enough of the truck's close quarters and its cold metal surfaces. Their ears ached with the engine's ceaseless whine. They wanted out.
The postmaster announced, "Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: 19103." The truck slowed to a halt. Odd, because they'd only a short while prior stopped for gas. Warren collected some of his belongings from the passenger's side and the shelves in back. He refilled the cats' food bowl and changed their litter box. Then he stepped outside, locking the door behind him. The cats climbed up on the dashboard, five in a row squeezed against the windshield, and watched him carry his suitcase into a hotel.
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