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		ticviking on May 20, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A teenager's guide to avoiding actual work We could always see where the steam tunnel broke from the sidewalk and went into the building because there was a patch of bare grass growing in the heat the steam gave it underground.

samatman on May 20, 2021 [–]

Yep.

The steam tunnels were somewhat notorious for awhile there, played a role in the Dungeons and Dragons chapter of the satanic panic of the 80s.

Still, there were always a couple ways to get in. Fond memories.

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