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5	''[[http://www.webcomicsnation.com/owlor/melody/series.php Sounds Like a Melody]]'' is a Slice of Life furry webcomic about a homeless alleycat and her only friend, Annie, a young squirrel with a strange grasp on logic.
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7	!!''Sounds Like a Melody'' provides examples of:
8	%%* ArtEvolution: From awful to decent and still evolving.
9	* AlliterativeFamily: A version, all female members of Melodys family have names ending in a "y".
10	%%* AuthorAppeal: The reason Melody is a red-head.
11	* BathroomStallGraffiti: "Toilet cam is for research purposes only".
12	%%* CheekyMouth: The author is trying to avoid this by now, though. See ArtEvolution.
13	%%* CloudCuckoolander: Both Annie and Stina.
14	%%* ContinuityReboot: Recently underwent it.
15	%%* CrazyHomelessPeople: Melody is an aversion/sympathetic variant.
16	%%* CompanionCube: Melody's guitar.
17	%%* DaydreamBeliever: Stina, based on a {{real life}} person.
18	* DisappearedDad: Annie's father is never mentioned in story.
19	* DoubleMeaningTitle: The title is the same as an Alphaville song, but "Melody" is also the character's name, which means it can be read both as "(something) sounds like a melody", "sounds that almost make up a melody", and "that sounds like (someone like) Melody".
20	* FillerStrips: One-panel strips based around song lyrics.
21	* FurryReminder: Most of the time the characters might as well be human, but an early strip hinges on the fact that Melody, as a cat, has very sharp and pointy teeth.
22	%%* GranolaGirl: Tundra is an example of a northern Sweden-style variation.
23	* GenericGraffiti: Snippets of song lyrics, references to online friends and general randomness.
24	* HalfDressedCartoonAnimal: Some characters, but it ranges from nude to fully dressed.
25	* HandsInPockets: Happens a lot. Even when hands are shown they are usually drawn in such a way that thumbs are not visible.
26	* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Chapter titles are all form Song Lyrics.
27	* InelegantBlubbering: Because the author wanted to subvert the various kind of "pretty tears" tropes.
28	* IntercontinuityCrossover: In a round robin-style comic with Webcomic/GeneCatlow.
29	* MeaningfulName: The main character loves music and is named "Melody"...
30	%%* MsImagination: Annie again.
31	%%* SliceOfLife: Slice of homeless life.
32	%%* TomboyishPonytail: Melody, at least somewhat.
33	%%* TwoLinesNoWaiting: At least initially...
34	* WhereTheHellIsSpringfield: The country where Carrot City is located is kept vague, but it can be assumed to be somewhere in Northern Europe.
35	* WriteWhoYouKnow: Not the main characters, but at least one one shot character is based on a real live person.

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