Our thanks to Gavin Edwards, who sent us this picture of a project in a certain well known Moroccan city

This could be the beginning of a beautiful view for the workmen, unobstructed, as Edwards says, by “ugly safety railings”.

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Our thanks to Gavin Edwards, who sent us this picture of a project in a certain well known Moroccan city

This could be the beginning of a beautiful view for the workmen, unobstructed, as Edwards says, by “ugly safety railings”.
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