A young woman in college has moved into a certain old apartment building. As she's unpacking her belongings, she sees a spot on the wooden floor where a mismatched board has been added. Curious, she lifts the board to find a dirt surface with a pair of rusty scissors stuck in the earth...
which had been pierced through something 
that looked like a talisman.
الذي كان يطعن شيئًا شبيهًا بالطلسم
die offensichtlich durch einen
Talisman gestoßen war.
notó que tenían atravesadas
una especie de amuleto.
se dio cuenta de que atravesaban 
una especie de amuleto.
Ils semblent avoir été plantés ainsi,
à travers une sorte d’étiquette.
su cui era infilzata una cosa che sembrava un talismano.
Ela havia sido fincada em 
uma espécie de talismã.