Asylum
Asylum noun - Something (as a building) that offers cover from the weather or protection from danger.
Usage example: the embassy serves as an asylum for that country's nationals in need of help
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- When Raz accidentally released that trigger while exploring his mind, he followed those implanted orders to destroy the asylum and cover up anything that went on there.
Source: Manchurian Agent -
The original 1989 cover instead has a very detailed drawing of a bat flying by Arkham Asylum.
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Zab spots Griff providing cover for the La Résistance woman during the asylum raid and grins mischievously.
Source: Film / The Big Red One
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