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“Jingle smells?” I don’t think that was on the wall, was it?
“No…. jungle bells, you doughnut!”
What’s that sound? Heavy footfalls in a corridor nearby?
“I don’t like stomping!” says the little boy.
“Ah, don’t worry,” laughs Isobel. “It’s not like there’s actually a minotaur in the middle of this place!”
You’re right – now, that would be ridiculous.
And what’s that other noise? Voices through the walls?
“The walls here must be quite thin.”
Shhh. Listen. We might hear something useful. Very faintly… is that a female Welsh voice saying, “I’m really glad we chose the middle door for Santa, aren’t you, Boyo?”
Did you hear that? Spoiler alert! That could actually be useful later.
“Shall we find them and ask for help?”
Which door do you think leads to them?