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"ref": "2008, Gary Karp, Life on Wheels, page 408",
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"ref": "2012, Tom Watson, Best Tent Camping: Minnesota, page 103",
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"ref": "2022, DK, How Everything Works: From Brain Cells to Black Holes",
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"ref": "1992, Americans with Disabilities Act Handbook, page 45",
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"text": "Sometimes the accessible restroom/ shower unit is restricted to qualified users who get a key from the park ranger.",
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},
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},
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"text": "The major advantage of a shower unit over most bathtubs? The lower threshold of the shower pan is easier to get over than the rim of a bathtub ( but not a walk-in tub like that shown on page 166) .",
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},
{
"ref": "2011, Gene Hamilton, Katie Hamilton, Bathroom Remodeling For Dummies",
"text": "The two things that determine the size and shape of a shower unit;;; are the floor space where it will be installed and the features you want it to perform.",
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"A shower enclosure."
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},
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},
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