Date: Mon, 6 Mar 1995 08:52:09 -0700
Title: Claire's Boom

Claire suddenly realized she was running after
shadows.  The Yellow Tom Cat had eluded her.  As she
looked around she found herself only one alley over
from her apartment complex even though she had been
running up and down alleys, over and through fences.
Tucking the dart gun and .38 away in her pack, she
decided to get back to the apartment and see if Joey
was awake yet.  Maybe he would join the hunt.

The neighbors had quieted down and most of the lights
were out in the alley in which she first saw the cat.  As Claire
rounded the corner she was amazed to see the Yellow Tom
perched on the same fence as before.  She snatched the dart gun
out of its pouch, made sure it was loaded, leveled it taking
careful aim at the green-eyed creature and slowly squeezed
the trigger.  All Claire heard was the loud metallic click of the
release latch which in turn allowed the firing mechanism to
thurst the dart toward her target.  She heard only the click,
saw only the bright flash of backfire.  The dart jammed on the
release lever and the explosive attached to it instantaneously
discharged. Standing at the window, Joey watched in amazement.
Claire's shriek was nearly as loud as the explosion.

in.suf.flate \'in(t)-s*-.fla-t, in-'s*f-.la-t\ vt [LL insufflatus
, pp. of insufflare, fr. L in- + sufflareX to blow up, fr. sub- up
+ flare to blow - more at SUB-, BLOW 1: to blow upon or into.
2: to disseminate by blowing.


Have a great Monday.
love ya,
de