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An officer inside emerged from a porthole at the top of the vehicle and trained a rifle on the passengers inside the big rig.

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Inside, the shelves are packed with thousands of items: from an upturned bathtub and dented porthole, to intricately etched glassware and tiny buttons.

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Still, I caught sight of the light from row after row of portholes rippling yellow across black water before the marble went dark.

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Tellingly, Johnson placed the Brick House’s only windows — three big mahogany-framed portholes — on the building’s back side, facing away from his glass retreat.

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The base of the boat was painted a rich navy blue and there were little portholes and even a tiny anchor.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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