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[[A human points a laser pointer at the floor. A black cat crouches, staring at the red dot.]]
[[The cat pounces.]]
[[The cat lands with its paw on the dot, claws out.]]
[[The cat tugs on the dot.]]
<<tug tug>>
[[The human looks at and tries to use the laser pointer, which is no longer emitting a beam.]]
Human: ?? <<click click>>
[[The cat nibbles on the red laser dot.]]
Cat: <<lick? nom nom>>
[[The cat arches, emitting red shock lines.]]
[[The cat shoots lasers out of its eyes at the human, who is covered in a bright red glow.]]
<<FWOOSH>>
Human: AUGH!
((The right side of the panel is the end of a thought bubble ...))
[[The black cat, sleeping, has dreamed the entire strip.]]
{{Title text: It's a lasing cat-vity!}}
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