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                                   "Open the pod-bay doors, Hal."
At some point, the backs of the tapestries had been covered with linen. The backings, which protect the tapestries and help to support them when they hang on a wall, were turning brown and brittle, and had to be replaced. Once the room had been drained, it smelled like a wet sweater.