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Meet Ryan Litterman. He is the second entry into the Midnight Cafe Costume Contest. 

Ryan has always been a fan of comic books and all of the super cats that he sees as he flips through the pages of the latest edition. He had heard about the contest from a friend at school and knew right away that he wanted to be SuperCat. He also understood that the contest rules clearly stated no store bought costumes. Ryan decided to go and visit his Aunt Penny after tree climbing practice, as he knew Auntie had a sewing machine and would love to help. After explaining all the details to Aunt Penny, she took Ryan to her sewing closet. He was amazed to see all of the different colors of fabrics that were in there. He shuffled through and peeking out of a basket at the bottom of the closet was the purr-fect red for his cape. Under that, a beautiful blue that could work for the rest of his costume. He asked Aunt Penny if she could take a look at the picture of SuperCat in his comic book and help him create the costume. She agreed and they got to work. After the costume was done, Ryan had a few pricks from some straight pins, but was in great spirits. He fashioned the big "S" himself out of construction paper and glue, and Aunt Penny pinned it on. He stood and looked at himself in the mirror and for a moment, he thought he could fly! Yes, this is just the way I pictured it would look. I do think that I am faster than a speeding bullet and more powerful than a locomotive. I already know that I can leap tall buildings in a single bound, but doing it with this cape on is going to be really cool!

Ryan strutted down to the Midnight Cafe where he posed proudly and had his photo taken. It was hung on the wall next to a cat who was dressed up as Harry Catter. No votes as of yet, but Ryan thought that his costume had a better chance than some kid wearing his Grandpa's old clothes and glasses.