He owned a large metal garage that was situated on his land, and it seemed that the space just sat empty most of the time. So one day, a friend of his offered to pay the man some money if he could keep some of his equipment and possibly a vehicle or two inside of the empty garage.
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He owned a large metal garage located on his property, and it appeared that the space remained mostly unused. One day, a friend offered to pay him some money in exchange for storing some of his equipment, and possibly one or two vehicles, in the empty garage.