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A brave Florida girl who was the lone survivor of her father’s murder-suicide survived the rampage by hiding under the kitchen table and shielding herself with a blanket, according to a report.

The 3-year-old, who was not identified, found shelter as her father, Pablo Colon Jr., fatally shot her twin sister, his wife and mother-in-law at their Pembroke Pines home, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported.

As more details emerge about the Aug. 26 slayings, her family has revealed that the girl hid for nearly three hours as her 35-year-old father killed the threesome before turning the gun on himself.

During the rampage, relatives called 911 to report that Colon said he murdered his family and planned to end his own life, according to the Sun-Sentinel.

Members of a SWAT team entered the home to find Colon, 36-year-old Sandra Colon, 61-year-old Olga Alvarez and the Colons’ 3-year-old daughter dead, officials said.

But the surviving twin was hidden so well that they initially missed her on the first scan of the residence.

During a second sweep, an officer noticed her blanket under the kitchen table and pulled it back to find her, according to the newspaper.

The toddler — who relatives said loved hide-and-seek — was brought to a hospital and later released to family.

“Who knows. Maybe her love for hide-and-seek saved her life,” Colon’s cousin, Dominique Pinzon, told the outlet.

Pinzon said the girl now is in therapy and in the process of being formally adopted by relatives. She said they’re focused on reminding her about the positive memories of her family.

“She is going to know that her family loved her,” Pinzon said.

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