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Quarry
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Quarry
Cerynean stag
captured by Hercules as third Labor. [Gk. and Rom. Myth.: Hall, 149]
Cretan bull
savage bull caught by Hercules as seventh Labor. [Gk. and Rom. Myth.: Hall, 149]
Erymanthian boar
Hercules’ fourth Labor: to take this ravaging beast alive. [Gk. and Rom. Myth.: Hall, 149]
fetching Cerberus
Hercules’ twelfth Labor: capture the Hadean watchdog. [Gk. and Rom. Myth.: Hall, 150]
Moby Dick
pursued by Ahab and crew of Pequod. [Am. Lit.: Moby Dick]
Nemean lion
awesome beast strangled by Hercules as first Labor. [Gk. and Rom. Myth.: Hall, 148]
Old Ben
great bear; subject of annual quest by mature men. [Am. Lit.: The Bear in Six Modern Short Novels]
oxen of Geryon
captured after tremendous obstacles overcome; Hercules’ tenth Labor. [Gk. and Rom. Myth.: Hall, 149]
snark
elusive imaginary animal. [Br. Lit.: The Hunting of the Snark]
Wolfman
metamorphosed man hunted down by armed men as wild beast. [Am. Lit.: Wolfman]

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Q: Scrub Free that was dripped on quarry tiles left light spots on the tile.
The timber-framed structure around three sides of the atrium encloses a series of free-flowing spaces elegantly conceived in black, white and silver with floors of warm quarry tiles.
Ground and first floors are thick concrete slabs paved with quarry tiles and linoleum respectively.
 
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