diff --git a/mist/graphics_nibel/shack_center_s.png b/mist/graphics_nibel/shack_center_s.png
index cfe6d99d..ed1a5a26 100644
Binary files a/mist/graphics_nibel/shack_center_s.png and b/mist/graphics_nibel/shack_center_s.png differ
diff --git a/mist/graphics_nibel/viewer_pics.png b/mist/graphics_nibel/viewer_pics.png
index c41d1748..54e45ffd 100644
Binary files a/mist/graphics_nibel/viewer_pics.png and b/mist/graphics_nibel/viewer_pics.png differ
diff --git a/mist/leveldata_nibel.inc b/mist/leveldata_nibel.inc
index fd7f08c0..9296449a 100644
--- a/mist/leveldata_nibel.inc
+++ b/mist/leveldata_nibel.inc
@@ -528,7 +528,10 @@ location27:
 	.word	$0000				; east bg
 	.word	$0000				; west bg
 	.byte	BG_NORTH|BG_SOUTH	
-	.byte	$ff
+	.byte	DIRECTION_S	; special exit
+	.byte	12,29		; special x
+	.byte	20,34		; special y
+	.word	touch_trap-1	; special function
 
 ; NIBEL_SHACK_ENTRANCE	-- entranceway of the weird shack
 location28:
diff --git a/mist/nibel.s b/mist/nibel.s
index f9b93d78..774a2d65 100644
--- a/mist/nibel.s
+++ b/mist/nibel.s
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ game_loop:
 	beq	animate_viewer
 	cmp	#NIBEL_SHACK_ENTRANCE
 	beq	animate_projector
+	cmp	#NIBEL_SHACK_CENTER
+	beq	animate_trap
 
 	jmp	nothing_special
 
@@ -96,6 +98,10 @@ animate_projector:
 	jsr	draw_projection
 	jmp	nothing_special
 
+animate_trap:
+	jsr	draw_trap
+	jmp	nothing_special
+
 animate_viewer:
 	lda	ANIMATE_FRAME
 	beq	nothing_special
diff --git a/mist/nibel_switches.s b/mist/nibel_switches.s
index c2299ef5..2b2b95ab 100644
--- a/mist/nibel_switches.s
+++ b/mist/nibel_switches.s
@@ -1,9 +1,137 @@
 draw_gate_animation_s:
+	lda	DIRECTION
+	cmp	#DIRECTION_S
+	bne	done_gate_s
+
+	lda	ANIMATE_FRAME
+	beq	done_gate_s
+
+done_gate_s:
 	rts
 
 draw_gate_animation_n:
+	lda	DIRECTION
+	cmp	#DIRECTION_N
+	bne	done_gate_n
+
+	lda	ANIMATE_FRAME
+	beq	done_gate_n
+
+done_gate_n:
 	rts
 
+
+	;=================================
+	; it's a trap
+	;=================================
+
+touch_trap:
+	lda	#1
+	sta	ANIMATE_FRAME
+	lda	#0
+	sta	FRAMEL
+	rts
+
+draw_trap:
+	lda	DIRECTION
+	cmp	#DIRECTION_S
+	bne	done_draw_trap
+
+	lda	ANIMATE_FRAME
+	beq	done_draw_trap
+
+	asl
+	tay
+	lda	trap_animation,Y
+	sta	INL
+	lda	trap_animation+1,Y
+	sta	INH
+
+	lda	#13
+	sta	XPOS
+	lda	#18
+	sta	YPOS
+
+	jsr	put_sprite_crop
+
+	lda	FRAMEL
+	and	#$7
+	bne	done_draw_trap
+
+	inc	ANIMATE_FRAME
+	lda	ANIMATE_FRAME
+
+	cmp	#12
+	bne	done_draw_trap
+
+	lda	#0
+	sta	ANIMATE_FRAME
+
+done_draw_trap:
+	rts
+
+
+trap_animation:
+	.word	empty_sprite
+	.word	trap_sprite1
+	.word	trap_sprite2
+	.word	trap_sprite3
+	.word	trap_sprite4
+	.word	trap_sprite4
+	.word	trap_sprite3
+	.word	trap_sprite3
+	.word	trap_sprite2
+	.word	trap_sprite2
+	.word	trap_sprite1
+	.word	trap_sprite1
+
+
+
+
+
+trap_sprite1:
+	.byte	15,7
+	.byte	$88,$00,$00,$00,$00,$00,$88,$88,$88,$00,$99,$88,$88,$88,$00
+	.byte	$08,$00,$00,$00,$00,$00,$88,$88,$88,$00,$99,$88,$88,$88,$00
+	.byte	$00,$11,$20,$11,$20,$11,$28,$11,$28,$11,$29,$11,$28,$11,$00
+	.byte	$12,$72,$72,$72,$72,$72,$72,$02,$72,$72,$72,$72,$72,$21,$20
+	.byte	$01,$77,$77,$77,$77,$57,$55,$55,$55,$57,$77,$77,$07,$02,$11
+	.byte	$10,$00,$17,$77,$15,$55,$15,$55,$15,$55,$15,$77,$10,$00,$12
+	.byte	$21,$20,$21,$27,$21,$25,$21,$20,$21,$25,$21,$27,$21,$20,$21
+
+trap_sprite2:
+	.byte	15,7
+	.byte	$88,$00,$00,$00,$00,$00,$88,$88,$88,$00,$99,$88,$88,$88,$00
+	.byte	$08,$00,$00,$00,$00,$00,$88,$88,$88,$00,$99,$88,$88,$88,$00
+	.byte	$00,$11,$17,$77,$70,$71,$28,$11,$28,$71,$79,$77,$17,$88,$00
+	.byte	$12,$02,$07,$07,$77,$77,$72,$02,$72,$77,$77,$07,$07,$78,$20
+	.byte	$77,$77,$70,$70,$00,$50,$55,$55,$55,$50,$00,$70,$71,$77,$77
+	.byte	$77,$77,$17,$77,$17,$77,$15,$55,$15,$77,$17,$77,$17,$77,$77
+	.byte	$27,$27,$21,$27,$21,$27,$21,$20,$21,$27,$21,$27,$21,$27,$27
+
+trap_sprite3:
+	.byte	15,7
+	.byte	$88,$00,$00,$10,$00,$00,$88,$88,$88,$00,$99,$18,$88,$88,$00
+	.byte	$08,$00,$77,$10,$00,$00,$88,$88,$88,$00,$99,$18,$77,$78,$00
+	.byte	$00,$77,$77,$70,$00,$01,$28,$11,$28,$01,$09,$77,$77,$77,$70
+	.byte	$72,$77,$77,$77,$70,$00,$02,$02,$02,$00,$70,$77,$77,$77,$77
+	.byte	$77,$77,$77,$77,$77,$70,$00,$55,$00,$70,$77,$77,$77,$77,$77
+	.byte	$77,$77,$17,$77,$17,$77,$10,$55,$10,$77,$17,$77,$17,$77,$77
+	.byte	$27,$27,$21,$27,$21,$27,$21,$20,$21,$27,$21,$27,$21,$27,$27
+
+trap_sprite4:
+	.byte	15,7
+	.byte	$88,$00,$00,$50,$55,$55,$55,$11,$55,$55,$55,$58,$88,$88,$00
+	.byte	$08,$00,$75,$77,$77,$77,$77,$88,$77,$77,$77,$77,$75,$58,$00
+	.byte	$00,$77,$77,$77,$77,$77,$77,$11,$77,$77,$77,$77,$77,$77,$50
+	.byte	$72,$77,$77,$77,$77,$77,$77,$02,$77,$77,$77,$77,$77,$77,$55
+	.byte	$77,$77,$77,$77,$77,$77,$77,$55,$77,$77,$77,$77,$77,$77,$55
+	.byte	$77,$77,$17,$77,$17,$77,$17,$55,$17,$77,$17,$77,$17,$77,$77
+	.byte	$27,$27,$21,$27,$21,$27,$21,$20,$21,$27,$21,$27,$21,$27,$27
+
+
+
+
 close_rts:
 	rts