May 28: Bench study
Awake at the crack of afternoon to do laundry. ..
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Then off to the subway...
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...and into The Labyrinth!
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Mark tests a bench for functionality.
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But Robert has found a better one.
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A table is tested...
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But found to be unsatisfactory.
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The group gets lost in a hedge maze.
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A bitter spaniard lurks within.
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From the outside it seems less menacing...
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...thanks to swans and ugly ducks.
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Trees grow more dense as we head up the mountain.
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Mark is confused by a gate.
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At the top of the hill is a large pool.
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A prime spot for bench-testing.
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Mark pisses off one more local...
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...and we leave the benches to their fate.
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Until we sit again.