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“I was only smoking on the balcony” she said “and then the cat comes shooting right past me”

She’s crying, hyperventilating and smoking at the same time.

Which is understandable, because her apartment’s on the 7th floor and the ex-feline passed her on the way down from the 17th..

Well, it DOES say on the packet that smoking kills”, said Mrs jb under her breath.

The Boys crease up with laughter, which doesn’t actually add to the piousness of the situation.

So Christoph heads off downstairs with his shovel, retrieves the ex-feline – “All in one piece” he says – and provides it with temporary storage in the garbage room “just in case they want to have a funeral”.

It’s trash collection day on Thursday anyway” he says ” so it can go out then..”