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Slightly after 4pm on Sunday, May 10, George Winne lit gasoline soaked rags on his body in
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and north of Price Center. While the clay was damp, the sculptor lay down on the bricks leaving an impression of her body and objects from her purse, which were then fired in a kiln to leave an "archaeological record" of her. There is also a small plaque was also installed in this grove, which
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