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Miguel Restrepo, 62, looks up from his sewer home in Medellin December 4, 2012. The former drug addict has been living in an abandoned sewer with his wife, Maria Garcia, and dog, Blackie, for 22 years.ALBEIRO LOPERA/Reuters

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Their home, which is fitted with a kitchen, a fan, TV, a chair and a bed, is six square meters and 1.4 meters high;ALBEIRO LOPERA/Reuters

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Miguel Restrepo plays with his dog Blackie in his home.ALBEIRO LOPERA/Reuters

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Maria Garcia cooks in the kitchen.ALBEIRO LOPERA/Reuters

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The couple’s home leaks when it rains, and it requires a manhole cover to close up.ALBEIRO LOPERA/Reuters

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