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Pangur Ban is taken from an 11th century poem of the same name, written by an Irish monk at St. Gallen.
The monk compares his life and dedication to his task in illuminating holy manuscripts, to his cat Pangur Ban who spends all his time hunting mice, with equal passion.
( the last verse of the poem, my favorite .. )
"Practice every day has made
Pangur perfect at his trade;
I get wisdom day and night
Turning darkness into light"
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