The Avalanche comes, standard, with a three-piece hard, water-tight cover that latches down over the bed.

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That night, as she lay in bed on her rock-hard mattress, Luda continued to think about Milena.

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But without it, it is hard to imagine the patient ever rising from the sick-bed.

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