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This spooky, confusing cat photo will make you do a double take

It's always great to have a friend who doubles as your mystical shadow.
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Chloe Bryan
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It's always great to have a friend who doubles as your mystical shadow.

Such is the case for Pete, this orange cat whose dark-furred companion, Sully, boggled a few Redditors briefly on Friday.

The conundrum: is Sully another cat? Or is he just ... a mysterious shadow?


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"For a moment, I thought it was a shadow," wrote user Dark_Vulture83, "then I realized shadows don't have eyes."

"That is a strikingly vivid shadow. But why are the eyes...Oh shit," wrote dickielickie. "That's another cat."

To make matters spookier, one Imgur user, tehconda, even Photoshopped a version of the photo with Sully's eyes removed.

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Wait, Sully is for sure real, right? And this isn't a horror movie? We are all safe?

As several people pointed out, Sully also resembles the silhouette of a locked character in a video game. If so, OP, would you mind unlocking the character so we can sleep tonight? Thanks.

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Topics Animals Reddit

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Chloe Bryan

Chloe was the shopping editor at Mashable. She was also previously a culture reporter. You can follow her on Twitter at @chloebryan.

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