A pamphlet of feline opinion · est. mmxxv
Pete, the resident feline critic
The Pete Gazette
The View-Master Desk Reviewed for kids & the grown-ups who shop for them Reviewed from the windowsill
Lead Review · From: View Master
Consciousness-Transfer Device Confirms Feline Superiority
Pete samples a savanna, a bamboo forest, and an arctic floe through the viewer's click, then concludes the device has merely confirmed that pampered house-cat consciousness reigns supreme.

My human has acquired what appears to be a crimson plastic cyclops, a so-called "View-Master." The stated purpose is for them to hold this contraption to their face and stare at static, three-dimensional images of lesser creatures, like lions and pandas, by flicking a lever. They claim this is for "learning" and "retro fun." I suspect it is merely another d…

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Fig. 1 — the subject
Pete's Verdict
★★★☆☆
Purpose served: my perfection is validated.
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