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By JOSHUA A. BICKEL

March 5, 2008 | 12:00 a.m. CST

An interior view of the library inside the Crestmead Mansion after a fire destroyed much of the house Monday afternoon. Icicles, seen at the top, hung from the ceiling after firefighters doused the fire with water, which then froze because of cold temperatures.

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