"I just sat in one of these school desk situations, a chair with a desk extension, " he explained.

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Mirage: A classic, with old school feel and a split between desk-like cubicles and oversized easy chairs.

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In March of this year, he asked Congress to send him a bill to his desk before the new school year began.

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Children practise ducking under the desk in earthquake drills throughout their school years.

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Many of the military children in that school keep laminated pictures of their deployed parent on their desk.

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