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But the thing that was even weirder than the design of the room was the odd looking rug with a partially hidden trap door of some sort. No sooner than she had spotted out this intricacy, the old lady returned with some cups of tea. And, of course, it was just the perfect time for the girl’s “luck” to appear. As soon as she had picked the cup, it exploded right in her hand. Surprisingly, none of the “shrapnel” actually hit the girl and her palm was still in one piece and even unharmed. However, this weird state of affairs made the woman very suspicious. She, then, suggested ”Darling, why don’t you take a nap while I clean up this mess”. Being extremely tired the girl agreed and went to a bedroom..

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