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A Study in Concrete

The dancers move through the entire building, weaving through the audience,
embracing stairs like descending sunlight.

In 1982, a study was done with two flocks of adult sheep. The first weresubjected to daily walking on a concrete surface, while the second walkedon wood chips. After two years, the scientists observed a significantdecrease in theknee joints of the first flock.

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