I pulled down the top plastic storage bin and unlatched the lid.

It held old tax returns and college textbooks.

I put the lid back on and shoved it aside.

The second bin held tangled extension cords and half-empty cans of paint.

I pulled out a third box, this one made of heavy corrugated cardboard.

It was sealed tight with clear packing tape across the middle seam.

I took a yellow plastic box cutter from the workbench and sliced through the tape.

Inside were neat stacks of hanging file folders.