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A photograph of a cluttered workshop floor where unfinished bronze figures are being made. Two dark bronze statues of human figures lie on a black slate work board, arms and legs outstretched, with curled metal shavings, wire rods, chisels and carving tools scattered around them. Another bronze figure and more casting pieces sit on a small wooden shelf in the upper right. Burlap sacks, sheets of paper, a metal bowl and a wooden board lie on the concrete floor. No people are visible.

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