Word: basement
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...massacre. The more we learn about the assailants, the more we realize the April 20th tragedy was influenced by several factors. These included the taunts of peers, the complacency of educators who never questioned the boys' violent writings, the detached parents' ignorance of pipe bombs being built in their basement and the laws that allowed Harris' girlfriend to legally purchase three of the guns used in the killings. But the most disturbing fact to confront is that no one person or thing made Harris and Klebold shatter the serenity of a small Colorado town. That was their own decision...
...procession then moved up Brattle Street,chanting "end the silence, stop the violence." Ayoung woman in a basement classroom stoppedteaching to give the protestors a thumbs-upthrough the street-level window...
...next day, Eil Visited the computer help desk in the Science Center basement and learned that his hard drive had been irreparably damaged...
Arriving late to the Kirkland bidding, we worked our way down to the depths of the house basement and found ourselves in a tightly packed room of boisterous bidders. Stein club was under full swing in the lounge next door, but remnants of the free beer and food were evident amid the bidders. The crowd was loud and boisterous, clearly under the influence of more than just excitement for the next item up for sale. But spirits were high as bidders were urged to go higher and beat out the competing offers...
...reputation as the uppercrest house, home to members of the Porcellian and the likes, was well served by the behavior at the auction. And Kirkland, the traditional home for the jocks, certainly upheld its reputation as the aroma of beer and sideline-like cheering came wafting up from the basement. It's good to see that randomization hasn't killed all remaining bits of House spirit...