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surprise guests celebrating their birthday by sliding down its firepole while holding a cake with candles. It also maintained a reputation for quality fresh seafood. Muer's operations also included a bar in the basement of the building called "The Spot", a casual bar known for its strawberry shortcake. The restaurant operated until 2002 even after Muer and his wife disappeared while sailing through a storm in 1993. In 2002, it was purchased by
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