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Speaker 1: Air out rugs and mattresses outside? There's at least one
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Speaker 1: throw a mattress in the washer. It turns out that
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Speaker 1: pool filter systems that disinfect the water in the pool
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Speaker 1: So putting your rug or mattress out in the sun
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