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May 2021
23m 46s

187 - Citizen Spotlight: The Spire

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Between meters 183 and 207 of the Brown Stone Spire, artist Saad Ibrahim chisels ancient verses in long-forgotten alphabets.

Weather: “Eurydice“ by HEATHERS, https://heathers-mtl.bandcamp.com/

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