OnesteamyJulyafternoonincentralArkansas．Iwasworkingonmyhomeoffice．Mytrustyprinterwasbusyproducinganimportantreport（21）___itsimplystopped．Afterfifteenminutesoftryingtorepair，Idecidedtobuyanewprinter．Upo
One steamy July afternoon in central Arkansas．I was working on my home office．My trusty printer was busy producing an important report （21）___it simply stopped．After fifteen minutes of trying to repair，I decided to buy a new printer．Upon my return，my heart froze to see my house on fire．
（22）___having spent much of my life writing，I was speechless when facing this situation．I was lost for adequate words （23）___ （describe ） the sick，sinking feeling of seeing my home，business，and belongings going up in flames along with photographs and memories （24）___（collect）over a lifetime．But the panic that filled my shocked heart in that awful moment was for the nine cats that shared my home after （25）___（rescue） from situations of ill-treatment and abandonment．
Responding to an early security-system warning，the amazing firefighters arrived immediately，（26）___the chemical smoke had already caused deaths．I examined and kissed each cat goodbye，extremely grateful that they had passed gently，without injuries or burns．
Only animal lovers really understand the unbelievable impact （27）___the loss of one beloved four-legged family member can have on your heart，mind and soul．The loss of so many dearly loved creatures sent me in great sorrow．
After staying with a friend of mine for a couple of weeks，I was relocated to a furnished apartment．One evening，about a month after moving in，I （28）___（occupy ） in writing a mystery novel，and at that time a"meow"sounded from outside the apartment door．Was it my mind playing tricks again？"More than once I had heard，seen or felt the brush of one of my departed funny roommates．The meow grew louder and more repetitive．Curious，I opened the door．
Sitting on the doorstep was a kitten with a black coat and alert eyes．A neighbor（29）___（walk） by picked him up and began petting him．When I remarked how cute her kitten was，she explained that it had been born under a bridge and looked around for food．T