Just before it's returned to the caller: https://github.com/letsencrypt/boulder/blob/0d7ea60b2cb6fa35...

On the underside of the table?

dog with ear hemotoma and a drain. it was the only place she could shake her head and not draw complaints; she was considerate that way.

the result looked like a horror movie prop.

Small nit, verification is only meant to prove control over the domain, not ownership.