Create an elevated platform with a cushion for comfy seating then add some hidden storage beneath.

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Minor complaints include the inability to nudge yourself up to jump or roll down through an elevated platform.

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The surge then acts as an elevated platform on which the winds of the storm whip up waves that can be reach much higher than usual.

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Students, protected with a harness and safety net, swing on a trapeze bar from an elevated platform, with the ultimate goal of letting go and being caught by another swinger.

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His visibility was elevated when he joined Fox News as a contributor, which gave him a national platform to comment on the events of the day and promote a number of books he has written on subjects ranging from the American political scene to Ronald Reagan.

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