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  • Leaving this annex area we passed through a metal door in an internal compound wall and came into a pleasant lawn area, in the middle of which was a small structure that was used by the residents as a sun room.

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  • There will be a four-performance encore over Labor Day weekend during the Old Threshers Reunion, an annual event that celebrates the agricultural heritage of the Midwest and typically attracts 80, 000 visitors to Mount Pleasant.

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