A power plant that separates carbon dioxide from the exhaust gases compresses it to a density of $8 \mathrm{lbm} / \mathrm{ft}^{3}$ and stores it in an unminable coal seam with a porous volume of $3500000 \mathrm{ft}^{3}$. Find the mass that can be stored.
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