All the waste fell into an ashpit which was filled with ashes from the housefires and the whole thing emptied and swilled down once a fortnight. |
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Looking up a chimney from the ashpit to the chimney cap will not permit a detailed view of the inside surfaces of the chimney. |
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I hid my books in the long grass near the ashpit at the end of the garden where nobody ever came and hurried along the canal bank. |
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