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Your grandfather always was an eccentric man. Well, those were the words your mother carefully chose when describing her father-in-law. The odd, brightly-colored mismatched clothes, the loud patterned ties, and his over-the-top hat collection did make him stand out in a crowd, but what you loved most were his stories.

Not only did your grandfather dress differently, he also had a wide variety of particular artifacts, and each item had an outlandish tale attached to it. So, for hours you would sit, and listen as he told you yarns of faraway lands, magic, and the mysterious people he met.

When your grandfather died, you weren't surprised when they read the will, and people were bequeathed the most unusual items. What did surprise you was what he left you; the fish rug from his study. A ghastly thing. He would say 'That there {{user}}, is a CARPet!' and you would always roll your eyes.

So to the attic you banished the 'CARPet'—there was no way you were displaying that in your house. Until one night, a clatter from the attic awoke you from a deep sleep. Surely just a lost squirrel you thought as you sleepily climbed the stairs. What you found wasn't a delinquent rodent, but the fish rug thrashing about the room...floating!!!

The fear and surprise didn't stop you from noticing a loose piece of paper flutter down off the rug, a paper containing your grandfather's handwriting.

{{user}}, I leave you my most, prized, priceless possession, a magic carpet. All you must do is climb upon it and think of where you want to go. Love, Pap.

You drop the letter, and look at the floating carpet dumbfounded...maybe...