Cat from Capital City

Robert, Vienne is the capital of Sainte Croix, right? And how far away from Port-Mimizon--more than a stone's throw, don't you sense? So how extra weird for the junior officer to think, "Ah, that cemetary cat from capital city . . . let's see if I can plug him with my trusty pea-shooter." What's this, "The Incredible Journey"? One half-blind cat walks across the continent (or maybe just thirty miles) seeking revenge . . . he's pissed because Pluto is a dog name . . . oh yeah, happens all the time here in the hallowe'en country says officer abo griffith. Wish little Johnny had gotten his gun out, so we could see how good he can shoot. "Here's a shovel--let's see you dig a hole." In the words of the Sid, "That cat something I can't explain." Re: Saint-Dizier, do we have any sense of where it is located with relation to the other cities of Sainte Anne? If the records were there, does that mean it was the old capital? Is Frenchman's Landing the current capital (this might explain the heightened expectations of the citizens for their city, expectations never made good)? Hey! Marsch being circumcised (if he is) might translate into Eastwind's condition of being castrated at birth in the confessional fantasy "A Story." Constellation update: Provisionally let's say . . . POLE STAR Eye of Cold -- unknown. Could be Aldabaran (eye of the Bull), but not with the zodiac below because it is right next to the Hyades. Maybe one of the eyes of Draco, that might work. LOCAL ZODIAC (incomplete) Five Flowers -- the Hyades (we count six, Hesiod counted five) Seeing Seed -- unknown Valley of Milk -- Milky Way Lost Wishes -- unknown Burning Hair Woman -- Coma Berenices By thus provisionally divining three points, we can start sketching lines to connect 'em and see what we get. Or not. =mantis=