On one occasion we went up to her sitting room and rolled back the carpet, pulled up the floorboards and actually looked for devices.

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Its not like I had a carpet back, claims the 25-year-old San Diegan.

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The origins of the luxury carpet maker can be traced back to Thomas Whitty, who began making carpets and rugs in the town in 1755 using what became known as the Axminster method of weaving.

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The church had a narrow escape a month earlier when pews and the carpet were taken up but they were back in place when the flood water eventually hit.

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The luxury carpet maker, which can trace its beginnings back to 1755, employs about 400 staff at its plant in Axminster.

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The red carpet is out at the car park at the back of the building, but it is all covered over with the biggest of marquees.

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Palms upturned, she swayed back and forth for a minute or two, then suddenly flung her body forward and touched her forehead to the carpet.

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