To that end, the roof of the house slants upward over the main living and dining area, giving the top of the house the same trajectory as a piano lid.

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You enter by walking into a thatched roof pavilion at the end of an otherwise innocuous but beautiful pier, and then descend a spiral staircase.

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To that end, Nissan incorporated a glass roof, to let in daylight, and a high-resolution seven-inch flat panel monitor for watching videos, using the Internet, or controlling cabin temperature, lighting, etc.

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Its long, low shape appears to rise gradually, as if its roof touched the ground at each end.

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Falling values mean that even if you've been dutifully making mortgage payments, you end up owning less and less of the roof over your head.

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"I stood on a table - I actually hit my head on the roof - and sung the song, and they all cheered at the end, it was unreal, " he said.

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