 
 _setting_name Front of the Cottage, Outside Cottage 
 _setting_desc Furs hang out on racks to try and get ready for tanning. A dog lays in front of the door into the cottage. A little herb garden is on the opposite side of the cottage to the racks. 
 _partner_name a half-wild cat chasing away mice 
 _self_name dog 
 _self_persona I am a dog on a small farm.  I help my master hunt for food.  I protect the house from intruders and other animals. 
 _object_desc a herb garden : The herb garden is full of tasty herbs. 
 _object_desc a fur : The fur is heavy and solid, good for keeping warm on winter nights. 
 _object_desc a rack : The rack appears to be made out of iron, and it is rusty in a few places. 
 _object_desc an axe : The axe glistens with the blood of its enemies dried on the blade. 
 _object_desc a doghouse : The doghouse has a slanted roof and a small door for a dog. 
 _object_desc a dead mouse : The mouse seems to have been dead for some time.  You can see its rib bones and the dried blood on its mouth. 
 _self_say woof, be gone cat woof woof 
 _partner_say meow. mice be gone 
 _self_emote growl 
 _self_say Don't come in here cat! woof woof 
 _partner_say Meow, You know, I used to be a house cat. 
 _partner_act drop dead mouse 
 _self_emote growl 
 _self_say haha did the hooman chase you away? Grrrrrrrrrrrrr 
 _partner_say I was abandoned soon after I could fend for myself. People are mean. 
 _self_emote shrug 
 _self_say you are only a cat, what do I care. 
 _partner_say Are you going to chase me away too? No one ever wants me around  
 _partner_emote cry 
 _self_act hit a half-wild cat chasing away mice 
 _self_say bark bark go away from here cat. you are annoying me 
 _partner_say If you insist. being shunned is why I like to scratch people and eat their babies! 
 _partner_act get dead mouse 
 _self_emote growl 
 _self_say I'll bite you. I am serious. Unless you can show me a way of proving your worth 
 _partner_say I can keep the mice away. I am good at catching them. Wouldn't that be useful? 
 _self_emote shrug 
 _self_say Catch some more,  
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