Word: roof
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Except for Straus, the living rooms and bedrooms in these halls are a little small, but each suite has its private bathroom and the dorms appear almost brand new. The top floor rooms of these and all of Harvard's traditional dormitories suffer space inroads from a slanting roof...
Fish on the Roof...
Then we saw Tala, a series of quonset huts, set in a small valley. Large letters on the roof of the largest hut spelled out TALA LEPROSARIUM FOR ALL TO SEE AND BE WARNED. Joey was there to greet us, and behind her were 300 men, women & children, all smiling and eager to help us unload the instruments, including the piano...
...grant that Mr. Duclus has placed many fish with ranchers, swimming-pool owners, but he makes no mention of industry. We, on the other hand, have gone one step farther. Sears Roebuck & Co.'s building is unique in the U.S. We have six inches of water on the roof, to keep the building cool-and how do we prevent this water from becoming a breeding place for mosquitoes? Yeah, fish-but not only mosquito fish, but other varieties of tropical fish that breed like mad, and then we sell the progeny to fish lovers. Now we are unique...
...miracle that the boy has survived; but the miracle is repeated several times. Soon no Negro dares dive any more, and Ti-Coyo has a monopoly. Ti-Coyo remains singularly untroubled by moral scruples. With the money he makes, his family builds a new house with a tiled roof and Venetian blinds. Finally, when the great volcano of Mount Pelee erupts and leaves St. Pierre a cemetery of cinders,* Manidou saves Ti-Coyo and his family by guiding them to a safe shore. Love has repaid love...