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The crew's living area seems to be about the same size and shape as the
environment room; it's a large, round room. The difference is that the
second floor is a full floor, not just a metal catwalk. About a quarter
of the lower level contains air ducts and other machines for life support,
and the rest is open area. A hole in the upper floor provides a space for
an elevator next to the staircase. The tunnel in the center of the
photo on the bottom leads back to the main junction. The upper story is
another large open space, cut into halves. One half has a black and white
checkered tile floor, the other has a 'false' floor, now torn away, and
is the room where they actually controlled the missiles from. A large,
derelict control panel lies on its side there. Latrines were also on this
floor. (now smashed) As with all the large rooms in the complex, the floors
are mounted on huge coiled metal springs to help absorb the shock of a bomb
blast on the surface, and there is a small space of about 6 inches between
the floors and the walls, bridged by a (now) rotted rubber sheet.
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