In t?? mi?st ?? t?? ??l?ntl?ss ??stl? ?n? ??stl? ?? ? c?nst??cti?n sit?, ? tin? ?n? ?ist??ss?? st??? kitt?n ???n? its?l? in ?i?? n??? ?? ??lp. Its pl?intiv? c?i?s pi??c?? t?????? t?? cl?m??, ? ??sp???t? pl?? ??? ?ssist?nc? in ? w??l? s??min?l? in?i?????nt t? its st????l?s.

T?? c?nst??cti?n sit?, ?s??ll? ???zz wit? ?ctivit?, ??m?in?? ??livi??s t? t?? pli??t ?? t?? v?ln????l? ??lin?. T?? ?ist??ss?? kitt?n, wit? wi?? ???s ???l?ctin? ???? ?n? l?n?in?, ???c??? ??t ??? c?mp?ssi?n in ? pl?c? w???? m?c?in??? ???wn?? ??t its c?i?s ?n? t?? ????i?? p?c? ?? ??m?n ?ctivit? l??t it ?nn?tic??.

D?spit? its ????t-w??nc?in? c?lls ??? ?i?, ? st??k sil?nc? ?nv?l?p?? t?? kitt?n. N? s?mp?t??tic ???, n? ??lpin? ??n? c?m? ???w??? t? ????? s?l?c?. T?? l?ck ?? ??sp?ns? p?int?? ? st??k pict??? ?? n??l?ct in t?? mi?st ?? ?n ?nvi??nm?nt t??t w?s ??livi??s t? t?? tin? c???t???’s s?????in?.

In t?? ??c? ?? s?c? in?i?????nc?, t?? ?ist??ss?? st??? kitt?n ?pit?miz?? t?? v?ln????ilit? ?? t??s? ??t?n ?v??l??k??. Its st????l? ??? s??viv?l ?n? t?? ?n?nsw???? c?i?s ?n???sc???? t?? ????nt n??? ??? c?mp?ssi?n ?n? ?w???n?ss in sp?c?s w???? t?? m?st ????ns?l?ss ?m?n? ?s s??k ??????. It s??v?s ?s ? p?i?n?nt ??min??? t??t ?v?n in t?? mi?st ?? p?????ss ?n? ??v?l?pm?nt, ??? s????? ??sp?nsi?ilit? ?xt?n?s t? t?? w?ll-??in? ?? ?ll livin? ??in?s, n? m?tt?? ??w sm?ll.