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Floor prior to sweeping
Floor prior to sweeping
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Two piles
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It's hard to see the dirt on the floor because of the angle/glare/camera quality, and there's a kitchen/dining room floor to the right of the pic, but got a nice pile of dirt at the end of it.
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Before sweeping
Before sweeping
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Some wood shavings
Some wood shavings
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Big pile of dirt
Big pile of dirt
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Clean floor
Clean floor

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Floor to be swept - the kitchen.

Before 1

Before 2 (doesn't look as bad on camera as it did in real life.)

Sweepings going into the dust pan.

After 1

After 2

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I swept the floor!  Someone around here is very proud.  Someone else is rolling her eyes...
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Before
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During
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Done
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Done (the collection of dirt was from the kitchen as well)

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In addition to the photos below of before, during, and after, here is a short video of using the dust pan:
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Before 1
Before 1
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Before 2
Before 2
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Before 3
Before 3
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Action shot 1
Action shot 1
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Action shot 2
Action shot 2
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After 1
After 1
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After 2
After 2
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After 3
After 3

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