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A container is adapted to transport food or other articles. The container includes a floor, two side walls, a front end closure coupled to the side walls, and a rear end closure coupled to the side walls.

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1. An article-transport container comprising a floor having two sides and two ends, anda border coupled to the floor and arranged to cooperate with the floor to form an interior region adapted to contain articles, the border including a right side strip coupled to a first side of the floor along a r

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An article-transport container comprising a floor having two sides and two ends, anda border coupled to the floor and arranged to cooperate with the floor to form an interior region adapted to contain articles, the border including a right side strip coupled to a first side of the floor along a right side fold line and a front end closure coupled to a first end of the floor along a first end fold line and formed to include a narrow-width front end wall coupled to a first end of the floor along the first end fold line and a front anchor strip coupled to the narrow-width front end wall along a first strip fold line and to the right side strip, wherein the right side strip includes a right side wall coupled to the one side of the floor along the right side fold line and a first front end wall anchor flap coupled to the right side wall along a front anchor flap fold line, the front anchor strip includes a front canopy coupled to the narrow-width front end wall along the first strip fold line, a first primary canopy anchor flap coupled to the front canopy along a primary flap fold line, and a first auxiliary canopy anchor flap coupled to the first primary canopy anchor flap along an auxiliary flap fold line, and the first auxiliary canopy anchor flap is mated to the first front end wall anchor flap to link the front anchor strip to the right side strip to establish a first corner of the border,wherein the border further includes a rear end closure coupled to a second end of the floor along a second end fold line and formed to include a narrow-width rear end wall coupled to the second end of the floor along the second fold line and a rear anchor strip coupled to the narrow-width rear end wall along a second strip fold line and to the right side wall, the rear anchor strip includes a rear canopy coupled to the narrow-width rear end wall along the second strip fold line, and the front and rear canopies cooperate to form a two-piece lid covering an opening into the interior region of the container, andwherein the floor further includes a front right mitered edge interconnecting the first end of the floor and the first side of the floor, the mitered edge is oriented to cooperate with each of the first end and the first side to define an obtuse included angle therebetween, and a portion of the first front end wall anchor flap is arranged to mate with the front right mitered edge. 2. The container of claim 1, wherein the first front end wall anchor flap includes a front tab and a front right corner bridge interconnecting the right side wall and the front tab and the front right corner bridge mates with the front right mitered edge of the floor. 3. The container of claim 2, wherein the front tab mates with the first auxiliary corner anchor flap. 4. The container of claim 2, wherein the front right corner bridge is oriented to cooperate with each of the front tab and the right side wall to define an obtuse included angle therebetween to define a mitered interior corner portion of the border. 5. The container of claim 4, wherein the first auxiliary canopy anchor flap is oriented to cooperate with each of the narrow-width front end wall and the first primary canopy anchor flap to define an obtuse included angle therebetween to define a mitered exterior corner portion of the border alongside the mitered interior corner portion of the border. 6. An article-transport container comprising a floor having two sides and two ends anda border coupled to the floor and arranged to cooperate with the floor to form an interior region adapted to contain articles, the border including a right side strip coupled to a first side of the floor along a right side fold line and a front end closure coupled to a first end of the floor along a first end fold line and formed to include a narrow-width front end wall coupled to a first end of the floor along the first end fold line and a front anchor strip coupled to the narrow-width front end wall along a first strip fold line and to the right side strip, wherein the right side strip includes a right side wall coupled to the one side of the floor along the right side fold line and a first front end wall anchor flap coupled to the right side wall along a front anchor flap fold line, the front anchor strip includes a front canopy coupled to the narrow-width front end wall along the first strip fold line, a first primary canopy anchor flap coupled to the front canopy along a primary flap fold line, and a first auxiliary canopy anchor flap coupled to the first primary canopy anchor flap along an auxiliary flap fold line, and the first auxiliary canopy anchor flap is mated to the first front end wall anchor flap to link the front anchor strip to the right side strip, wherein the floor further includes a front right mitered edge interconnecting the first end of the floor and the first side of the floor, the front right mitered edge is oriented to cooperate with each of the first end and the first side to define an obtuse included angle therebetween, the first front end wall anchor flap includes a front tab and a front right corner bridge interconnecting the right side wall and the front tab, the front tab mates with the narrow-width front end wall of the front end closure and lies in perpendicular relation to the right side wall, and the front right corner bridge is arranged to confront the front right mitered edge of the floor to establish a first mitered inside corner of the border. 7. The container of claim 6, wherein the first auxiliary canopy anchor flap is arranged to mate with the right front corner bridge and extend from a right edge of the narrow-width front end wall to the auxiliary flap-fold line to establish a first mitered outside corner of the border alongside the first mitered inside corner of the border. 8. The container of claim 7, wherein the border has an octagonal shape and comprises, in series, first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth panels, the first panel is defined by the narrow-end front wall of the front end closure, the second panel is defined by the auxiliary canopy anchor flap of the front anchor strip, and a front portion of the third panel is defined by the primary canopy anchor flap of the front anchor strip. 9. The container of claim 8, wherein the border further includes a rear end closure coupled to a second end of the floor along a second end fold line and formed to include a narrow-width rear end wall coupled to the second end of the floor along the second end fold line and a rear anchor strip coupled to the narrow-width rear end wall along a second strip fold line and to the right side strip, wherein the right side strip further includes a first rear end wall anchor flap coupled to the right side wall along a rear anchor flap fold line, the rear anchor strip includes a rear canopy coupled to the narrow-width rear end wall along the second strip fold line, a rear first primary canopy anchor flap coupled to the rear canopy along a rear primary flap fold line, and a rear first auxiliary canopy anchor flap coupled to the rear first primary canopy anchor flap along a rear auxiliary flap fold line, and the rear auxiliary canopy anchor flap is mated to the first rear end wall anchor flap to link the rear anchor strip to the right side strip, wherein the floor further includes a rear right mitered edge interconnecting the second end of the floor and the first side of the floor, the rear right mitered edge is oriented to cooperate with each of the second end and the first side to define an obtuse included angle therebetween, the first rear end wall anchor flap includes a rear tab and a rear right corner bridge interconnecting the right side wall and the rear tab, the rear tab mates with the narrow-width rear end wall of the rear end closure and lies in perpendicular relation to the right side wall, and the rear right corner bridge is arranged to confront the rear right mitered edge of the floor to establish a second mitered inside corner of the border, and wherein the rear first auxiliary canopy anchor flap is arranged to mate with the right rear corner bridge and extend from a right edge of the narrow-width rear end wall of the rear auxiliary flap-fold line to establish a second mitered outside corner of the border alongside the second mitered inside corner of the border, and wherein a rear portion of the third panel is defined by the rear first primary canopy anchor flap, the fourth panel is defined by the rear first auxiliary canopy anchor flap, and the fifth panel is substantially parallel to the first panel and is defined by the rear canopy. 10. The container of claim 6, wherein the front right corner bridge is interposed between the front right mitered edge of the floor and the first auxiliary canopy anchor flap. 11. The container of claim 10, wherein the front right corner bridge includes an interior surface mating with the front right mitered edge of the floor and facing toward the interior region and an exterior surface mating with an interior surface of the first auxiliary canopy anchor flap and facing away from the interior region. 12. The container of claim 11, wherein the front canopy includes a front right mitered edge arranged to lie in spaced-apart parallel relation to the front right mitered edge of the floor and to mate with the interior surface of the front right corner bridge. 13. The container of claim 12, wherein the front right mitered edge of the floor is arranged to interconnect the side and first end fold lines and the front right mitered edge of the front canopy is arranged to interconnect the primary flap and first strip fold lines. 14. The container of claim 12, wherein the front right mitered edge of the floor is arranged to interconnect the first end fold line and the front anchor flap fold line and the front right mitered edge of the front canopy is arranged to interconnect the first strip fold line and the auxiliary flap fold line. 15. The container of claim 10, wherein the front right mitered edge of the floor is arranged to interconnect the side and first end fold lines, the front canopy of the front anchor strip includes a front right mitered edge arranged to lie in spaced-apart parallel relation to the front right mitered edge of the floor and to interconnect the primary flap and first strip fold lines, and the front right corner bridge is also arranged to confront the front right mitered edge of the front canopy. 16. The container of claim 15, wherein the front right mitered edge of the floor is arranged to interconnect the first end fold line and the front anchor flap fold line. 17. The container of claim 15, wherein the front right mitered edge of the front canopy is oriented to cooperate with each of the primary flap and first strip fold lines to define the obtuse included angle therebetween. 18. The container of claim 17, wherein the front right corner bridge includes a lower end mating with the front right mitered edge of the floor and an upper end mating with the front right mitered edge of the front canopy. 19. The container of claim 17, wherein the obtuse included angle is about 135° . 20. The container of claim 15, wherein the narrow-width front end wall includes a right edge arranged to lie in perpendicular relation to each of the floor and the front canopy and to interconnect the front right mitered edge of the floor and the front canopy. 21. The container of claim 6, wherein the border includes an inner fence extending along the right side fold line associated with the floor, the front right mitered edge of the floor, and the first end fold line associated with the floor, and an outer fence arranged to lie alongside the inner fence to locate the inner fence between the floor and the outer fence, the inner fence comprises, in series, the right side wall, the front right corner bridge, and the front tab, and the outer fence comprises, in series, the first primary canopy anchor flap, the first auxiliary canopy anchor flap, and the narrow-width front end wall. 22. The container of claim 21, wherein the front right corner bridge is interposed between the front right mitered edge of the floor and the first auxiliary canopy anchor flap. 23. The container of claim 22, wherein the front right corner bridge includes an interior surface mating with the front right mitered edge of the floor and facing toward the interior region and an exterior surface mating with an interior surface of the first auxiliary canopy anchor flap and facing away from the interior region. 24. The container of claim 22, wherein the front right mitered edge of the floor is arranged to interconnect the side and first end fold lines, the front canopy of the front anchor strip includes a front right mitered edge arranged to lie in spaced-apart parallel relation to the front right mitered edge of the floor and to interconnect the primary flap and first strip fold lines, and the front right corner bridge is also arranged to confront the front right mitered edge of the front canopy. 25. The container of claim 24, wherein the front right mitered edge of the floor is arranged to interconnect the first end fold line and the front anchor flap fold line. 26. The container of claim 6, wherein the right side wall has a first height as measured along the right side fold line, the first primary canopy anchor flap has a second height as measured along the auxiliary flap fold line, and the first height is about equal to the second height. 27. An article-transport container comprising a floor having two sides and two ends anda border coupled to the floor and arranged to cooperate with the floor to form an interior region adapted to contain articles, the border including a right side strip coupled to a first side of the floor along a right side fold line and a front end closure coupled to a first end of the floor along a first end fold line and formed to include a narrow-width front end wall coupled to a first end of the floor along the first end fold line and a front anchor strip coupled to the narrow-width front end wall along a first strip fold line and to the right side strip, wherein the right side strip includes a right side wall coupled to the one side of the floor along the right side fold line and a first front end wall anchor flap coupled to the right side wall along a front anchor flap fold line, the front anchor strip includes a front canopy coupled to the narrow-width front end wall along the first strip fold line, a first primary canopy anchor flap coupled to the front canopy along a primary flap fold line, and a first auxiliary canopy anchor flap coupled to the first primary canopy anchor flap along an auxiliary flap fold line, and the first auxiliary canopy anchor flap is mated to the first front end wall anchor flap to link the front anchor strip to the right side strip to establish a first corner of the border, wherein the first primary canopy anchor flap is coupled to the right side wall, the first front end wall anchor flap includes a front tab and a front right corner bridge interconnecting the right side wall and the front tab of the first front end wall anchor flap mates with the narrow-width front end wall of the front end closure, the front right corner bridge is oriented to cooperate with each of the front tab and the right side wall to define an obtuse included angle therebetween to define a mitered interior corner portion of the first corner of the border, and the first auxiliary canopy anchor flap is mated with the front right corner bridge and arranged to cooperate with each of the narrow-width front end wall and the first primary canopy anchor flap to define an obtuse included angle therebetween to define a mitered exterior corner portion of the border. 28. The container of claim 27, wherein the floor includes a front right mitered edge arranged to interconnect the right side and first end fold lines and to cooperate with each of the right side and first end fold lines to define an obtuse included angle therebetween, the front canopy includes a front right mitered edge arranged to interconnect the first strip fold line, the primary flap fold line, and the auxiliary flap fold line, and the front right corner bridge is arranged to confront both of the front right mitered edges of the floor and the front canopy.