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This Man Uncovered A Decades Old Secret Hidden Beneath His Driveway
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you never know what Secrets May lie
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within the walls of an older home or
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underneath its foundation that's what
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one man found out when he discovered a
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hole filled with decades-old Secrets
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right beneath his driveway before we
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start can we get this video to 1 000
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subscribe to the channel it all started
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when he felt a small bump as he was
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backing his car out of the driveway as
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he investigated further He Came Upon
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something of great historical
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significance
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Simon marks is pictured to the far left
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as he takes a selfie with a few of his
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friends
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the day started out like any other for
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Simon he headed out of his house and
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jumped into his car which was parked in
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the driveway
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as he reversed his car though he
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experienced something he never had
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before he felt a bump in the driveway as
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he attempted to continue to back the car
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out of the driveway he discovered that
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the tires seemed to be stuck on
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something he stepped out to investigate
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Simon's driveway was made of stones
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meaning that it wasn't a single slab of
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cement
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while the stones were positioned so they
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should have been completely smooth and
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safe to drive on something had clearly
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gone wrong
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as he investigated what could have been
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preventing his car from successfully
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reversing out of the driveway he
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discovered that the stones were not
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flushed the way they should have been it
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seemed as though something was
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underneath the stones and was pushing
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them up
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Simon took it upon himself to uncover
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whatever it was that had caused the
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problem with his driveway
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rather than immediately calling a
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contractor he went ahead and removed the
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stones of his driveway himself
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he had a hunch that the issue was bigger
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than a mere construction error
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there was clearly something underneath
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his driveway and he wanted to know what
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it was plus he had only recently
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purchased the property and felt he
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should uncover the mystery himself
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Simon removed the stones from his
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driveway at the spot where he had felt
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the bump with his car as he removed more
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and more of them he discovered that
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there wasn't any ground beneath some of
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them indeed a great hole had been lying
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underneath his driveway all this time
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that he had no idea about it wasn't a
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small hole but rather was a large enough
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size that a person could easily climb
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into it Simon was understandably
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becoming concerned for the safety of his
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home
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he hadn't owned it for very long and
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already he had discovered what he
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believed could be a sinkhole in his
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driveway he began questioning what this
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might mean for the Holmes Foundation
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he feared there could be other empty
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spaces beneath the home that could pose
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a threat to the structure's safety
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feeling unsure about what to do next he
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called on someone for help Simon called
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someone he knew he could trust to give
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him honest help and advice his father
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Simon's father made the brave move of
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climbing into the hole to get a better
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idea of what they were dealing with as
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the men kept digging they discovered
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that the structure was much too
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precisely shaped to have occurred
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naturally
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the square hole was clearly man-made but
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for what purpose they still didn't know
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their fear turned into excitement as
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they realized this hole was no accident
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it seemed that a previous owner of the
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property had dug it up intentionally and
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reinforced it so they could access the
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space as needed
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that left one question what was inside
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while digging deeper was important to
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see what was hidden in this hole the men
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also realized that they needed to dig
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around the area to uncover the structure
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as they continue to dig around the area
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as well as deeper into the ground a
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ladder emerged they now knew that
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whoever built this structure wasn't
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intending on burying something forever
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the latter was proof that the Builder
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intended to be able to access the hole
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whenever needed
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the men kept dating from inside the hole
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to reveal that it was a small room of
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some sort surrounded by brick walls it
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suddenly dawned on them exactly what the
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purpose of this space had been it was a
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bomb shelter sure enough some research
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confirmed that a bomb had landed near
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the area during World War II
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They concluded that whoever had owned
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the home during that time likely built
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the Space to protect themselves from
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impending attacks
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they made a breakthrough Discovery as
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they entered the bomb shelter the space
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no longer looked like a hole but rather
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a small room underground it was
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surrounded by brick walls that still
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seemed sturdy even after all these
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decades the room was littered with
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debris such as a plank of wood chunks of
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stone and another small and equally
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Rusty ladder
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Simon decided to dig through the debris
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to see if there might be any old
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belongings inside as they began digging
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through the shelter they discovered
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artifacts that further prove that the
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construct was a bomb shelter during
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World War II
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one of the most informative pieces of
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information they found was an old
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newspaper clipping it was a Herald
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newspaper from decades ago more proof
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that the underground room was a war
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shelter came when they uncovered food
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and water among the bride
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the non-perishable items were clearly
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intended to sustain anyone who needed to
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hide for an extended period of time this
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was far from merely a hole in the ground
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there were various compartments
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throughout the underground Sanctuary the
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parts of the shelter had different
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heights so that Simon could sometimes
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stand but other times had to squat down
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a fit it was clear that this underground
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area was made to be able to fit multiple
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people at once built parts of the space
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had low ceilings other areas like this
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one were nearly high enough for Simon to
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stand straight up without having to
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crouch down very much
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since the shelter was covered in debris
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it's possible there was even more space
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Before Time had caused it to start to
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break down
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this left the question of whether or not
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the shelter compromised the safety of
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the rest of Simon's home
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he would need an expert opinion to
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determine that since the shelter was
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full of surprises and secret Areas it
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begged the question if there might be
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more to explore
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they deliberated peeking through some of
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the brick walls to see if they expanded
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into more Hollow spaces ultimately an
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expert determined that this brick wall
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was a fundamental part of the homes
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Foundation
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should they continue to explore that
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would jeopardize the safety of the
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property it seemed that their Journey
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had come to a close
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as word got out about Simon's Discovery
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newspapers began to cover the story
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Simon became a recognizable member of
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his community he was happy to share his
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Discovery with others especially for the
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sake of Education his discoveries shed
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light on where the country was almost a
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century ago and how far they have come
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since then
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Simon particularly hoped that the
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shelter would reveal to Young students
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just how important history is and that
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it can be fascinating to uncover while
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Simon was used to having his friends
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over to show off his musical talents now
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he had something of historical
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significance to share with them
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he invited some of his trusted
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companions over to check out the shelter
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for themselves
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as they all crowded into the underground
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space it became clear just how many
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people could fit inside if need be
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overall the experience was an eye-opener
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offering insight into a profound time in
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American history
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