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Okay, then, he says. Napoleon's tribes consist of a vast array of different kinds of cats from Russian and Prussian Blues to Austrian tabbies. Napoleon, himself, as I have said, was a Chartreux -- a distinguished French breed with vague aristocratic ancestry. Before Napoleon came onto the scene, each of these tribes were separate, and all fought with each other. The tribe to which Napoleon belonged in those days before empire, though small, was remarkably agressive against the other tribes and, as a young kitten, Napoleon was involved in several battles with The Prussian Blues and the Austrian Tabbies and then later with the Russian Blues. These tribes were attempting to stop the foment and advancement of the Chartreux revolution. It was in these battles that Napoleon began to distinguish himself.
He stops. Obviously, some of his education has returned to him. This makes him happy but it also makes him a little wary because he still does not know why he knows what he knows. The knowledge is there, but there is not contextual cohesion that he can define with certainty as "his life."
He looks at the priests. They continue to stare at him. He wonders if there is a Frenchman among the three. It would truly be unfortunate were they Russian, Prussian and Austrian.
He continues his story of feline revolution.