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Soy stayed with Rich from April, 1996 - August, 1998. On July 4, 1996, the weather had been very dry for many months. Fires burned in the forest. No Monsoon rains had yet come... until that magic day. All afternoon the rain poured down, and tiny flowers could be seen everywhere. At sunset a double rainbow arched over Flagstaff. Soy went into labor. She gave birth to 4 kittens - 3 pure white and last - a Ginger Tom, who Rich named Heimdall. Soon a story began to take shape. Sometimes it seemed to Rich that Soy was telling him the story and he was drawing it. Soy would watch him, sometimes looking over his shoulder, sometimes sitting in his lap.When she liked a picture, she would lie on the drawing, or put a paw on it, her stamp of approval. The words came later. A few weeks after Rich finished writing, it was time for Soy to leave. She disappeared and hasn't come back - except in Rich's dreams. She visits often - playing, purring and smiling as she always did. Rich was heart-sore when Soy left, but he knew somehow he had been given a gift. Blanco's Magic Tails is that gift. Soy, Rich, Heimdall, Raven and all the beings in 'Magic Tails' invite you to join us...
Here is Soy. She was born in Flagstaff, a town in the mountains in Arizona. She lived with Rich's friend, Ravven until Ravven left on a long trip.
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