[Neuromancer]

Many years ago I was a professional entertainer, a magician, and featured doves in my act...I had several, and also a couple of cats at the time...the cage I used for the doves was a large one and hung from a chain that went to a hook in the ceiling, like a swag lamp...the cats were always sitting under the cage dreaming and wishing, but there was no way they could get to the birds...eventually they gave up other than stopping by occasionally to watch the birds...on a further note I also had gerbils that I used for children's shows...one day the gerbils got out but they'd been around so long the cats just accepted them as part of the family, and when I came home I found they were basically playing with each other on the floor...neither of the cats even attempted to eat a gerbil...go figure...