The Hole

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"Emergency services. Which service do you require?"

"Er ... I'm not sure."

"What is the nature of your emergency?"

"There's a hole in my garden."

"Are we talking about an act of vandalism?"

"I don't know. It just appeared."

"I'll put your though to the police."

"Police. What is your emergency?"

"There's a hole in my garden."

"Are we talking about an act of vandalism?"

"I don't know. It just appeared."

"Okay, I'll send someone to look into it."

-*-

"It's a hole alright. I wonder how deep it is?"

"Drop this stone in, Sarge."

"....................plop!"

"Wow, that's deep. I don't think this is vandalism. Maybe it's an old mine shaft? Whatever, it's not really a police matter."

"Officer, officer, my cat's disappeared."

"Buster, here boy."

"... crunch ... howl ... yelp!"

"You don't think ..."

"...Rumble!..."

"The hole's getting bigger!"

"Sarge, where did he go? Sarge, SARGE!"