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"As soon as he put on the light, something inside the shower stall said 'Yeeeeeek!' in a startled voice.

"He turned quickly, to see two wide eyes staring up at him out of a ball of golden fur. Whatever it was, it had a round head and big ears and a vaguely humanoid face with a little snub nose. It was sitting on its haunches, and in that position it was about a foot high. It had two tiny hands with opposing thumbs. He squatted to have a better look at it.

"'Hello there, little fellow,' he greeted it. 'I never saw anything like you before. What are you, anyhow?'

"The small creature looked at him seriously and said 'Yeek,' in a timid voice.

"'Why, sure; you're a Little Fuzzy, is what you are.'"

And what Little Fuzzy is, is one of the most charming and exciting science-fiction novels you will ever read.