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		<title>The switchmaster&#8217;s chair remains empty</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 15:11:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;empty roomsvacant chairsopen doorsfootsteps going outsomewhere where to? who knows?who cares?&#8221;(R. Bastasa in Empty rooms empty chairs)Seraing (B)</p>
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<p><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">&#8220;empty rooms</span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">vacant chairs</span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">open doors</span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">footsteps going out</span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">somewhere</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">where to? who knows?</span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">who cares?&#8221;<br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">(R. Bastasa in Empty rooms empty chairs)<br /></span>Seraing (B)</span></p><p><a class="a2a_button_tumblr" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/tumblr?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thefleetingworld.nl%2Fa-chair-in-an-abandoned-electrical-switch-gear-cabin%2F&amp;linkname=The%20switchmaster%E2%80%99s%20chair%20remains%20empty" title="Tumblr" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_google_gmail" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/google_gmail?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thefleetingworld.nl%2Fa-chair-in-an-abandoned-electrical-switch-gear-cabin%2F&amp;linkname=The%20switchmaster%E2%80%99s%20chair%20remains%20empty" title="Gmail" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_whatsapp" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/whatsapp?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thefleetingworld.nl%2Fa-chair-in-an-abandoned-electrical-switch-gear-cabin%2F&amp;linkname=The%20switchmaster%E2%80%99s%20chair%20remains%20empty" title="WhatsApp" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save addtoany_share" href="https://www.addtoany.com/share#url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thefleetingworld.nl%2Fa-chair-in-an-abandoned-electrical-switch-gear-cabin%2F&#038;title=The%20switchmaster%E2%80%99s%20chair%20remains%20empty" data-a2a-url="https://www.thefleetingworld.nl/a-chair-in-an-abandoned-electrical-switch-gear-cabin/" data-a2a-title="The switchmaster’s chair remains empty"></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://www.thefleetingworld.nl/a-chair-in-an-abandoned-electrical-switch-gear-cabin/">The switchmaster&#8217;s chair remains empty</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.thefleetingworld.nl">the fleeting world; bubbles in a stream</a>.</p>
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		<title>The sleeping cement kiln</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 14:04:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;In heat, in snow, in wind, in floodShe sleeps in lovely loneliness &#8230;.&#8221;(Walter De la Mare in The sleeping beauty)Maastricht (NL)</p>
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<p><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">&#8220;In heat, in snow, in wind, in flood</span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">She sleeps in lovely loneliness &#8230;.&#8221;<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14px;">(Walter De la Mare in The sleeping beauty)</span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14px;">Maastricht (NL)</span></p>


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		<title>The short circuit was apparently not found</title>
		<link>https://www.thefleetingworld.nl/damaged-and-abandoned-electrical-installation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 09:53:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Seraing (B)</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.thefleetingworld.nl/damaged-and-abandoned-electrical-installation/">The short circuit was apparently not found</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.thefleetingworld.nl">the fleeting world; bubbles in a stream</a>.</p>
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<p><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14px;">Seraing (B)</span></p><p><a class="a2a_button_tumblr" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/tumblr?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thefleetingworld.nl%2Fdamaged-and-abandoned-electrical-installation%2F&amp;linkname=The%20short%20circuit%20was%20apparently%20not%20found" title="Tumblr" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_google_gmail" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/google_gmail?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thefleetingworld.nl%2Fdamaged-and-abandoned-electrical-installation%2F&amp;linkname=The%20short%20circuit%20was%20apparently%20not%20found" title="Gmail" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_whatsapp" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/whatsapp?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thefleetingworld.nl%2Fdamaged-and-abandoned-electrical-installation%2F&amp;linkname=The%20short%20circuit%20was%20apparently%20not%20found" title="WhatsApp" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save addtoany_share" href="https://www.addtoany.com/share#url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thefleetingworld.nl%2Fdamaged-and-abandoned-electrical-installation%2F&#038;title=The%20short%20circuit%20was%20apparently%20not%20found" data-a2a-url="https://www.thefleetingworld.nl/damaged-and-abandoned-electrical-installation/" data-a2a-title="The short circuit was apparently not found"></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://www.thefleetingworld.nl/damaged-and-abandoned-electrical-installation/">The short circuit was apparently not found</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.thefleetingworld.nl">the fleeting world; bubbles in a stream</a>.</p>
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		<title>Does the unknown wait behind the question mark?</title>
		<link>https://www.thefleetingworld.nl/a-large-question-mark-sprayed-on-a-door-in-an-abandoned-cement-factory/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 10:12:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;Darest thou now O Soul,Walk out with me toward the Unknown Region,Where neither ground is for the feetnor any path to follow?&#8221;(Walt Whitman in &#8220;Darest thou now O Soul&#8221;)Visé (B)</p>
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<p><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">&#8220;Darest thou now O Soul,</span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Walk out with me toward the Unknown Region,</span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Where neither ground is for the feet</span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">nor any path to follow?&#8221;<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14px;">(Walt Whitman in &#8220;Darest thou now O Soul&#8221;)</span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14px;">Visé (B)</span></p><p><a class="a2a_button_tumblr" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/tumblr?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thefleetingworld.nl%2Fa-large-question-mark-sprayed-on-a-door-in-an-abandoned-cement-factory%2F&amp;linkname=Does%20the%20unknown%20wait%20behind%20the%20question%20mark%3F" title="Tumblr" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_google_gmail" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/google_gmail?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thefleetingworld.nl%2Fa-large-question-mark-sprayed-on-a-door-in-an-abandoned-cement-factory%2F&amp;linkname=Does%20the%20unknown%20wait%20behind%20the%20question%20mark%3F" title="Gmail" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_whatsapp" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/whatsapp?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thefleetingworld.nl%2Fa-large-question-mark-sprayed-on-a-door-in-an-abandoned-cement-factory%2F&amp;linkname=Does%20the%20unknown%20wait%20behind%20the%20question%20mark%3F" title="WhatsApp" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save addtoany_share" href="https://www.addtoany.com/share#url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thefleetingworld.nl%2Fa-large-question-mark-sprayed-on-a-door-in-an-abandoned-cement-factory%2F&#038;title=Does%20the%20unknown%20wait%20behind%20the%20question%20mark%3F" data-a2a-url="https://www.thefleetingworld.nl/a-large-question-mark-sprayed-on-a-door-in-an-abandoned-cement-factory/" data-a2a-title="Does the unknown wait behind the question mark?"></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://www.thefleetingworld.nl/a-large-question-mark-sprayed-on-a-door-in-an-abandoned-cement-factory/">Does the unknown wait behind the question mark?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.thefleetingworld.nl">the fleeting world; bubbles in a stream</a>.</p>
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