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-serif";color:black'>&quot;I thought it was a neighbors cat,&quot; Terrla said.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:9.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:9.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>They followed the meows but couldn't find the cat. After a few minutes the cat stopped meowing.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:9.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:9.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Thinking maybe they had crushed it even more, Terrla told &quot;I said a little prayer and said 'please meow one more time'&quot;.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:9.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:9.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>A few minutes later they heard the cat meow again.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:9.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:9.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Wedged under the debris was Laverne.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:9.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:9.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Hungry and dehydrated, Terrla took Laverne to the vet and she is now doing fine.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:9.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>&quot;(Terrla) was thrilled - I could tell she had been crying,&quot; Jennifer said. &quot;She was very excited. They hadn't planned on going back at all and they went back one more time and they found her.&quot;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>--------------------------</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><img border=0 width=600 height=450 id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image007.jpg@01CC2816.683E0BB0" alt="14875802_BG8.jpg"></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://koam.images.worldnow.com/images/14875802_BG8.jpg">http://koam.images.worldnow.com/images/14875802_BG8.jpg</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><img border=0 width=440 height=586 id="Picture_x0020_0" src="cid:image008.jpg@01CC2816.683E0BB0" alt="14875802_BG1.jpg"></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://koam.images.worldnow.com/images/14875802_BG1.jpg">http://koam.images.worldnow.com/images/14875802_BG1.jpg</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><img border=0 width=400 height=534 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image009.jpg@01CC2816.683E0BB0" alt="14875802_BG6.JPG"></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://koam.images.worldnow.com/images/14875802_BG6.JPG">http://koam.images.worldnow.com/images/14875802_BG6.JPG</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><img border=0 width=576 height=768 id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image010.jpg@01CC2816.683E0BB0" alt="14875802_BG5.JPG"></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://koam.images.worldnow.com/images/14875802_BG5.JPG">http://koam.images.worldnow.com/images/14875802_BG5.JPG</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>--------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Seeya round town, Moscow.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>Tom Hansen<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Moscow, Idaho<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p></div></body></html>