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story of a very old house nearby that had a
giant crack up one wall. One day the whole
of one side of the house had fallen down.
“That’s the trouble with old houses,” Gran
sighed. “You never know if any dangerous
cracks are going to develop.”
The tour complete, they made their way
back to the front hallway. Tom thought the
plan had gone pretty well. Surely Mr
Snarling wouldn’t want to buy a huge house
that had woodworm, pungent smells,
ghosts, rats, cockroaches, sinking lawns
and big cracks up the walls.
Mr Snarling was just thinking this himself
when something unfortunate happened.
The unfortunate thing that happened was
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