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I could think of no other answer!! Once you have eliminated the impossible etc etc!! Glad you liked the illustrations!! :0)

Yes, sometimes the very improbable is the only solution...

So, @meesterboom, you should condense this fine story down to two sentences and enter @prufarchy's contest:

The 2-Sentence Short Story Slam # 1 - Contest and Theme

I've entered twice so far... ;)