Snow Cat

Yes; I know I am not a cat. How does this prohibit me from meowing?
Formatting experiments:

result code
ctrl+A ctrl+A
ctrl+A <code>ctrl</code>+<code>A</code>
ctrl
+
A
<pre>ctrl</pre>+<pre>A</pre>
ctrl
+
A
<pre style="margin:0px;"></pre>+<pre style="margin:0px;">A</pre>
ctrl+A <tt>ctrl</tt>+<tt>A</tt>
ctrl+A <span style="border: black 1px solid;padding:2px;background-color:#fffbe1;">ctrl</span>+<span style="border: black 1px solid;padding:2px;background-color:#fffbe1;">A</span>
ctrl+A <span style="border-width: 1px 1px 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(221, 221, 221) rgb(187, 187, 187) rgb(187, 187, 187) rgb(221, 221, 221); border-radius: 3px 3px 3px 3px; background-color: rgb(249, 249, 249); padding: 1px 3px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.85em; white-space: nowrap;">ctrl</span>+<span style="border-width: 1px 1px 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(221, 221, 221) rgb(187, 187, 187) rgb(187, 187, 187) rgb(221, 221, 221); border-radius: 3px 3px 3px 3px; background-color: rgb(249, 249, 249); padding: 1px 3px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.85em; white-space: nowrap;">A</span>
ctrl+A <span style="font: small-caps 0.85em sans-serif; padding: 1px 3px; background-color: whitesmoke; border: solid darkgray; border-width: 1px 1px 2px; border-radius: 3px;">ctrl</span>+<span style="font: small-caps 0.85em sans-serif; padding: 1px 3px; background-color: whitesmoke; border: solid darkgray; border-width: 1px 1px 2px; border-radius: 3px;">A</span>
Ctrl+A <span style="font: small-caps 0.85em sans-serif; padding: 1px 3px; background-color: whitesmoke; border: solid darkgray; border-width: 1px 1px 2px; border-radius: 3px;">Ctrl</span>+<span style="font: 0.85em sans-serif; padding: 1px 3px; background-color: whitesmoke; border: solid darkgray; border-width: 1px 1px 2px; border-radius: 3px;">A</span>
Ctrl+A <span style="font: 0.85em sans-serif; padding: 1px 3px; background-color: whitesmoke; border: solid darkgray; border-width: 1px 1px 2px; border-radius: 3px;">Ctrl</span>+<span style="font: 0.85em sans-serif; padding: 1px 3px; background-color: whitesmoke; border: solid darkgray; border-width: 1px 1px 2px; border-radius: 3px;">A</span>

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