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They only did it for erfect!
oh no, are the T-square, triangle, and compass gone? or were those on the other side of the building?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/catasterist/2644954134/
Good question, that’d be too bad if they were stolen.
I was over there this weekend, and that’s definitely where they used to be…