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see what the dreams are telling her. I've been aware my
entire life that humans were the biggest problem the planet faces. They've wanted
to run the world, or better yet, the entire universe. What silly, dangerous
creatures they are! A culture that produces the Carolyns of the world is not
a healthy one. Humans have played out their fantasy of domination, believing
they were royalty, the end product of evolution, determined to control anything
that is nonhuman. In the process they have exterminated species, fouled the air
and water, and molded the very earth to fit their designer specifications. What
humans never seem to realize is that the planet herself might eventually
have something to say about her destruction.
    When I first began to perceive Gaia's plan, I
have to confess I was in awe of its scope and depth. As any cat knows, training
humans can be a frustrating and exhausting business. To hear of a plan to not
just train, but drastically alter the behavior of millions of humans was
overwhelming. It wasn't until I realized to what lengths Gaia was willing to go
that I believed it could work. The loss of human life will probably be massive,
but then the loss of nonhuman life has already reached astronomical
proportions. And it must be done.
    I've wondered if some will see Gaia's actions as
murderous. Is it possible that Gaia is responding in a human way? Has she
been infected by the human culture story and is now going to take over the
role of conqueror? Living in close proximity to humans affects us. Plant,
animal, or planet, we have been changed to some extent by human culture. I see
Gaia's response to humans as natural. It is a survival response. Human
behavior must change or the planet will die. It is that simple. The only
question is, how long will it take, how many humans will die, before they
understand and change their ways?
    Will Mrs. Philpott understand that human life
has become unnatural, that the need to re-make the world in an unnatural format
has put the freedom of all life at risk? As I look at her writing furiously
on yellow legal pads, I imagine that she will. The changes in our
relationship could be drastic. Even though she has always treated me well, she
has never truly seen me as an equal. How will she react when she discovers
that I do, in fact, have a language--and that I can read and understand her
language? When the coming disasters cause interruptions in food supply, will
she learn how to hunt with me?
    Well, I think I've spent enough time ruminating
here in my favorite chintz-covered chair. I wonder how long it will take me
to get Mrs. Philpott into the computer room so I can really talk to her? I
know she will be surprised to see me talking to her through the use of her
keyboard, but after all, humans really should have expected this development.
What cat could stay away from a machine with a mouse attached?
    On a plane over the Atlantic Ocean
    "Have you noticed anything strange in the past
few days, Alex?" Nathan asked tentatively.
    "What do you mean, strange? I've been running
from one mode of transportation to another, not sleeping, eating junk food,
just about everything looks strange to me right now," Alex responded testily.
    "Well, like the weather seems screwed up. I keep
thinking about what the old woman said. I think she was serious that something
bad is going to happen. She said the earthquake was 'the beginning'--remember?"
    "The beginning of what?" Alex said, begrudgingly
curious.
    "If I knew that I'd feel a lot better right
about now," Nathan said grimly. "Look at these newspapers I picked up in the
airport. It's one disaster after another! I'm telling you something is going
on--something weird. And that old woman knew about it."
    "Nathan, you're seeing mysticism and psychic
phenomena where there is none. There is always something awful happening
somewhere in the world. A flood, a tornado, a hurricane, a typhoon, an
earthquake, something. It's not weird, it's just nature," said