Inside, they observed a lighted cell, with a traplike opening in the ceiling.

He had learned long ago not to put his hand inside the traplike opening of the steel Missive Receptacle outside the gnome's office.

Still that traplike hold remained unbroken, though darker patches of rent flesh began to show as the leg raked and beat on.

Boards had warped against the edge of the slab, enough for The Shadow's keen eyes to detect the crack of the traplike opening.

Smith took the handoff on a quick traplike play, darted up the middle, shifted gears and sped round the left corner, outrunning at least three Bears down the left sideline for the score.