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Submitted to Contest #43
“Grittlefig, Grittlefig…” Emily paused, not sure if she dared utter its name a third and final time.It had all started three weeks ago when the Curtis family moved into their new home. Well to say it was new is somewhat misleading. It was an ancient house surrounded by acres of land, an avenue of tall trees leading up the long gravel driveway. But it was new to them. It looked like the kind of house you could get lost in, especially if you were an eleven-year-old girl called Emily. On three levels, it reminded her of the old American houses ...
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