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The first time I saw the apartment, I laughed. The bathroom was a closet with a sink jammed into a corner and a shower head that sprayed directly onto the toilet seat. You had to sit sideways just to close the door. But the rent was right, and the location was unbeatable. So I took it, and then I had to figure out how ...