Any time weather is damp and warm from spring thaw to the last gasp of summer mold spores can be circulating in the trillions.

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We'd initially hoped to leave the Toughbook sitting on a pile of snow for a half-hour, but an early spring thaw left us looking for another option -- provided by a chest freezer that was operating a few degrees below 0 Fahrenheit.

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