Sounds of lions, elephants, and other wildlife where coming from his quarters.James was painting his newest work.
His quarters where very well kept, you can see his art on his walls. On one side https://static.greatbigcanvas.com/images/singlecanvas_thick_none/raygun/king-of-the-land,1912474.jpg
The other side https://images.fineartamerica.com/images/artworkimages/mediumlarge/1/lions-head-cape-town-south-africa-2016-enver-larney.jpg he was not painting Africa but a shuttle https://forgottentrek.com/the-next-generation/evolution-of-the-next-generations-shuttlecraft/images/Type-7-shuttle-art.jpg. Spike was asleep in his new bed,

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