I came home to a shrill ringing; the next-door little kid was in his driveway with his dad, on a push scooter, excitedly dinging its bell. That may have scared off Ms Whiskers, who was nowhere in evidence, and her breakfast didn't get eaten till sometime in the afternoon. It appears to have woken the dog, who was squeaking her pink flying pig inside the house. That din in turn had woken the housemate.
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