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Brooms across thresholds block unseen forces

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Because nothing stops an ethereal threat quite like basic household cleaning tools. Historically, laying a broom across a doorway supposedly forced malicious entities to count every single bristle before entering, indefinitely stalling their wicked plans.

Brooms across thresholds block unseen forces
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