Neighbors Became Envious When Secretive Neighbor Revealed Backyard Project

Getting Bigger and Bigger

Wayne, being a bit of a trouble-maker, decided to stay tight-lipped during most of the construction. The more he dug, the more neighbors thought that he was just building a large pool. That was the one thing that Wayne would talk about. "No, no. It's not a pool!" Things got even weirder, though, when a shipping container showed up at his house.

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