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Cynthia Besch wants to buy a rug for a room that is \r
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The rug's dimensions CANNOT be 7 by 18, as reported by Mr. ALMOST ALWAYS WRONG. It's 6' by 17'. 
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document.write( "I absolutely have no idea where 7 by 18 came from, because even my 9 year-old knows that 7 * 18 DOES NOT give you 102.
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document.write( "I sympathize with you if you went along with that answer, but then again, you should know better if this is not your first visit to this forum. \n" );
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