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He awoke suddenly. He was not a deep sleeper, but the apartment was generally quiet. He held his breath, listening. Then the scratching started, stopping a moment later. His eyes darted across the room, barely making out shapes in the dark. Then the noise began again. A scratching, scurrying sound, like fingernails skittering across the wood floorboards...

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