Although not always effective, this equipment may help cut the wire so that the helicopter may safely pass through.

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Under normal conditions, this Lilliputian wire allows 1.5-micron-wavelength light to pass through.

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In order to get the CO, the house had to pass a town inspection, which it had initially failed due to a wire near the stove, an outlet near the kitchen sink and a battery in the smoke detector in the attic.

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