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Some homes not terribly far away simply disappeared....""....I was amazed..not one pane of glass broke. In the past few weeks we have a had a couple of very windy days/nights. 0000009643 00000 n trailer <<1329DC6A7E524751BD96D39156D2878B>]/Prev 179959/XRefStm 1203>> startxref 0 %%EOF 195 0 obj <>stream And while no home is totally hurricane proof or storm proof, Topsider's record of storm safety and survival over the decades is extremely impressive.Topsider Homes' storm and hurricane resistant features are the result of a unique blend of modern engineering and state-of-the-art building technology, combined with a time-proven "After the hurricane came through, there were some houses with no roofs and windows gone. 0000018884 00000 n 0000026674 00000 n 0000032830 00000 n

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