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  • Rusted and pitted struts of the 70-year-old Nandu River Iron Bridge

  • Concentric rust patterns breaking through a painted surface

  • A rusted but otherwise intact Pineapple grenade that was previously buried in the ground near Opheusden, Netherlands

  • Colors and porous surface texture of rust

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