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Dream appears relatively cheerful today. The room seems a little bigger and sunnier, and the juice and pastries he set out might be especially delicious.

Languages of Europe: We have a quiz on conjugation of regular -er verbs today. In addition, we're going to discuss regular -ir verbs. The verb form that ends in -ir is called the infinitive (in English, the infinitive is the verb preceded by the word "to"). -ir is the infinitive ending. The verb without the -ir is called the stem or radical.

To conjugate an -ir verb, remove the infinitive ending and then add the appropriate endings, as follows:
je -is; tu -is; il -it; nous -issons; vous -issez; ils -issent. For example, choisir -- to choose -- is conjugated je choisis, tu choisis, il choisit, nous choisissons, vous choisissez, ils choisissent.

Cat: We have a special guest today,

groovy_cat. Cat, let me know when you wish to lead your talk. I understand you have some experience with a cat God that might interest my students?

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Alanna came in, Faithful in her arms. "You wanted to see me sir?"

Dream gives a slight smile. "Hello, Alanna. Hello -- I haven't caught your name, Cat."

"Thank you for coming. Sit down, if you wish."

"Faithful." Alanna and Faithful replied at the same time. Alanna smiled and sat down. "Thank you sir. Is there something I can help you with?"

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"Possibly," Dream says, addressibng the cat and Alanna equally. "A hamster -- a blonde-and-white-one -- bit Cameron Mitchell yesterday. Today, he is a puppy. Our concern is that the hamster is likely enchanted, and possibly in danger. As a cat who speaks English, and the head of security, I wonder whether you two could help in our efforts to find and recover the hamster, and break the spell if possible."

This is quite a long speech, for Dream. It is a tribute to his considerable personal dignity and experience with many odd things that he says this as though he were asking Alanna for the most ordinary favor in the world.

Faithful stretched in Alanna's lap. "I've seen the hamster, I left it in the common room the other day. I thought it might be someone's pet and it would get claimed." He shook himself off. "I'll find it again, hopefully. ~~And get in contact with the mun~~."

Alanna waited for Faithful to finish, absent mindedly petting him. "I can help look for the hamster, however, I'm afraid I'm useless for human transfiguration. Unless you'd like me to turn her into a log or something." She bit down on her lip. "I'll see if I can find someone to turn her back."

"Thank you both. And Faithful, make sure the other cats know she is not a toy or food? I fear my message over the PA today was unclear."

Faithful flicked his tail at Alanna's nose making the girl bat it away. "Min knows not to. Hopefully the other cats will pick up that the hamster is odd looking as well." Alanna tried very hard not to pull her cat's tail down and out of her face. "Anything else sir? How is Lockheed?"

"Min?" Dream looks momentarily confused. "Lockheed has chosen to live with Professor The Tick. I have not visited with them, but it seems he is doing well."

"And that should be everything."

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