Its residents were an inspiration to others in the way they mocked their reality: a heating pipe was used to mimic a rocket-propelled grenade launcher, an aubergine a bomb, and lady's fingers bullets.

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In the Taishan ruling, he cited reports from experts including Sandia National Laboratory showing that sulfur fumes escaping the tainted wallboard can cause pitting in wires and copper pipe as well as heating and air conditioning systems.

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