Our story continues with some sense of large corporations looking to bring this activity to the mainstream via new offerings and access paths.

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Susan Polan of Illustrated Properties calls the home "magnificent" but says the price is aggressive given its location near airplane paths and the lack of immediate access to a beach or yacht dockage.

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When a president comes to town, all streets along the paths of his motorcades are blocked off, all people seeking access to where he is are frisked, either electronically or by hand or both.

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