I always had the feeling that Frau Parker did not like me<\/p>\n
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Perhaps she was frightened of my intellect which I tried to keep concealed<\/p>\n
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But my cat flap had betrayed me in its simplicity<\/p>\n
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I had written a paper detailing its construction and discussed the philosophy of my invention<\/p>\n
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The cat I explained was a creature of habit who unless feral shared the community of its home with that of its immediate exterior environment<\/p>\n
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That was why the cat flap was so important<\/p>\n
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It had to be simple<\/p>\n
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No abstraction was allowed<\/p>\n
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A domestic cat does not see colour only black and white and when it either leaves or enters its home its perceptions change totally<\/p>\n
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This I explained is why abstraction was not allowed as it would confuse the creature and in certain cases prove dangerous<\/p>\n
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Frau Parker had been widowed on the last day of the war when her husband who had never seen action fell on his spade whilst digging for potato\u2019s<\/p>\n
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It was rumoured that she wore his last vest beneath her high collared blouse<\/p>\n
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New Objectivity was better understood when sourced to its original German and there on to its root<\/p>\n
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Neue Sachilichkeit<\/p>\n
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Sache had a general meaning of a thing a subject or simply an object whereas Sachlich could be understood as factual impartial or practical<\/p>\n
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Sachilichkeit was the noun form of the adjective\/adverb that in most cases implied matter of factness nothing more<\/p>\n
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In other words when my cat flap was installed in to a door it was then best forgotten<\/p>\n
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Behind Frau Parker\u2019s chair there was an open fireplace which was no longer used and an iron plate had been placed at the entrance to the chimney<\/p>\n
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Due to the construction of the chimney if it rained heavily then small drops of water could be seen dropping on to the decorated tiles where once the fire had roared<\/p>\n
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This made little or no sound but on the occasions when hail fell without any wind to discredit its downward journey then a light tapping could be heard<\/p>\n
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This irritated Frau Parker and she often fiddled with her pen<\/p>\n
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I could predict the weather by listening to the hail stones<\/p>\n
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Towards the end of the term Frau Parker was placed on long term sick leave<\/p>\n
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It was said that she had had a nervous breakdown<\/p>\n
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Our classes were subsequently cancelled and it was announced that the lectures concerning the decoration of cat flaps and other feline aids would be carried over to the Spring Term when it was hoped that Frau Parker would return<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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