Vincent van Gogh Fishing Boats on the Beach at Saints-Maries painting

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Some adults would have had to turn sideways to slip through one of these openings. Fric, however, could walk straight into the secret realm beyond the closet.Behind the shelves lay a six-by-six space and a stainless-steel odd place in many ways.A series of steel plates formed the floor. The walls and the ceiling also were covered in sheets of steel.These plates and panels had been welded meticulously at every joint. During his study of the room, Fric had never been able to find the smallest crack or pinhole in the welds.The door featured a rubber gasket. Now old and dried and cracked, the rubber had probably once made an airtight seal with the jamb.Built into the inner face of the door was a fine-mesh screen behind which lay a mechanism that Fric had examined more than once with a flashlight. Through the screen, he could see fan bladesdoor. [116] Although not solid steel, it was four inches thick and looked formidable.The door had been unlocked when Fric discovered it three years ago. It was unlocked now. He had never found the key.In addition to the regular lever handle at the right side, the door featured a second handle in the center. This one turned a full 360 degrees and in fact was not a handle, but a crank, similar to those featured on casement windows throughout the house.Flanking the crank were two curious items that appeared to be valves of some kind.He opened the door, switched on the light, and stepped into a room measuring sixteen feet by twelve. An