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I lightened my footsteps and edged along the wall until I reached the door, where I leaned against the wall and pricked up my ears to listen for any noise inside the room.
After standing there for about five minutes, there was still no sound from within. Could it be that my noise had alerted the thief inside? I took a deep breath and, in the darkness, I located the light switch.
In a flash, I dashed into the room with the swiftest speed I had ever mustered and hit the light switch squarely; the room was instantly flooded with light.
The moment the light turned on, I instinctively shouted and took two steps back. There stood a person right in front of my face, and just a centimeter further, and I would have certainly bumped into them.
After I stepped back, I quickly moved aside and snatched an Evil Repelling Talisman from my pocket.
