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但是，她的丈夫这时正手忙脚乱在地板上急急地摸索，寻找那只爪子。
他一心想着，如果在外边那个东西进来之前找到它，就能得救了。
又一连串猛烈的敲门声回**在整座房子里，他听到链锁的刮擦声，他的妻子正把它从门上拆下来，他还听到门闩正嘎吱作响地慢慢往外移动。
正在这时，他发现了猴爪，慌张地喊出他第三个，也是最后一个心愿。
敲门声戛然而止，回声还在屋子里回**，他听到链锁拽掉了，门打开了，一股寒风冲上楼梯，他的妻子发出了一声长长的、失望而又痛苦的哭喊声。
妻子的惨叫使他鼓足勇气跑下楼，来到大门外妻子的身旁，却发现四周空****的。
他见到的只有对面闪烁的街灯，以及灯光下那条寂静而又荒凉的大路。
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