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					Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce  I'd be researching chemical, electrical/chemical, or biological, reactions that emanate a smell similar to stale cigarette smoke. | 
	
 If it's an old house, and had heavy smokers for previous owners, there could be drafts occasionally passing through areas that haven't aired out completely yet.  Cigarette odor can hang on for years.