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Empty rocking chairs invited unseen guests to sit down

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Leaving a piece of momentum-based furniture unoccupied was basically a billboard for lingering invisible squatters. If the chair moved on its own, it was obviously a spectral visitor and definitely not a mild draft.

Empty rocking chairs invited unseen guests to sit down
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