At the center of the lobby of a hotel is an artificial pond in the shape of an octagon serving as an elegant master piece. At a designated time, water fountains would appear at the vertices and the center of the octagonal pond. If the distance between consecutive spouts is 1.5 meters, what is the area occupied by the pond?

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At the center of the lobby of a hotel is an artificial pond in the shape of an octagon serving as an elegant master piece. At a designated time, water fountains would appear at the vertices and the center of the octagonal pond. If the distance between consecutive spouts is 1.5 meters, what is the area occupied by the pond? 
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