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office. They didn’t want Mr Snarling going in
there then.
“Oh, it’s best to keep it with you,” said
Gran. “You can’t put anything down in some
old houses. Things vanish in seconds”
Mr Snarling looked alarmed.
“Really?” he said.
“Yes,” said Gran. “There might be a
strange kind of woodworm that eat cases
as well as wood.”
“I didn’t know this house had woodworm,”
said Mr Snarling.
“Oh!” said Gran.
Mr Snarling spotted a trail of white talcum
powder that the Chicken Street Gang had
put along the edges of the carpet earlier.
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