111.   The gas is at the heart of the investigation into what caused illnesses among Europeans who drank Coca-Cola Co. products over the past week.

112.   The gas is compressed and stored in the Delta near Stockton, then used during the high-consumption winter months.

113.   The gas is free.

114.   The gas was oxygen.

115.   The gas is a principal ingredient of wood.

116.   The gas is a problem only in certain enclosed spaces, however.

117.   The gas is not dangerous to people, but it can cause chrysanthemums to stop their flower buds from opening.

118.   The gas itself is the smallest component of the cost.

119.   The gas may have been a gas like Mace, and it is unclear whether it was more than a copycat operation.

120.   The gases were spectacularly bright immediately after the explosion, and then they faded.