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# Everlasting Cat Will Never Be Forgotten Thanks to All of the Marks It Left On A Wall

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by 

[Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/)


## Melissa Locker


Nov 19, 2019 3:27 PM UTC

by 

[Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/)


## Melissa Locker


Nov 19, 2019 3:27 PM UTC

They say [cats](https://time.com/4714823/cats-very-social-study/) have nine lives, but journalist Kate Gray, who tweets as @hownottodraw, recently shared a photo of one cat’s bid for immortality.

Gray shared a photo of a tiny little detail she noticed on her apartment building—a tiny [little cat](https://time.com/5706974/cat-sneaks-into-luggage/) paw print baked into the brick used to construct her home. “\[P\]ermanent small bean vibes in this house,” Gray tweeted, seemingly viewing the presence of the prints as a good omen (which clearly they are).

> [](https://twitter.com/hownottodraw/status/1196506610727866371)

> [](https://twitter.com/hownottodraw/status/1196507947486130176)

The paw print is reminiscent of those keepsake hand print art projects that many kindergartners bring home from school as a present for their parents. This most likely impromptu version serves as a permanent reminder that at least one life that this [cat has lived](https://time.com/5525138/fluffy-the-frozen-cat/) will never, ever forgotten and it didn’t even need to star in [the musical _Cats_ to achieve that notoriety.](https://time.com/5628824/cats-movie-musical-explained/)

After the photo was shared on Twitter, other users shared their own thoughts on the cat’s blessing upon the house and sharing their own [cats’ bids](https://time.com/4866576/international-world-cat-day-2017/) for eternal recognition:

> [](https://twitter.com/LucieViatge/status/1196509831806570496)


> [](https://twitter.com/tom%5Fhunt/status/1196507760113774592)

> [](https://twitter.com/Lemondaurora/status/1196513529286672384)

> [](https://twitter.com/AlennMakes/status/1196565855313678337)


> [](https://twitter.com/cwizthebuilder/status/1196762661817585664)

> [](https://twitter.com/lynseyDawn28/status/1196775013468299264)

> [](https://twitter.com/Actually49/status/1196519958957703169)


> [](https://twitter.com/allisontreloar/status/1196754026706157569)

> [](https://twitter.com/CupOfTegan/status/1196775681969053697)

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