During the summer, an equivalent room below opens to the pool area and lawn.

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Over the phone, we had made elaborate plans for a picnic by the pool facing the valley below.

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McIlwee and Damaschke built out a concrete terrace below the house and carved out a pool in the shape of an ellipse one of Mr. Lautner's trademark designs.

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The gates which were used at the Copperhouses pool sluice were found below ground behind the Hayle Harbour Office.

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The late August sun and cool evening night added to the ambience of the meal, which was served on an outdoor patio overlooking an infinity pool and the valley below.

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As of 14:00 local time (05:00 GMT) on Friday, the temperature of water inside the cooling pool at reactor 3 was 15.1C, well below the safety limit of 65C, Tepco said.

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Of the 10 rookie starters in our pool, only three had a sack rate significantly below the league average in their rookie seasons: Bradford, Dalton and Ryan.

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New expansive suites have been carved out on the fourth floor, the top of the low rise building directly below the Sydney Harbour bridge, with a rooftop pool and Jacuzzi.

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