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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>Switched off and in deep sleep</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 08:34:12 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture of industry - steel industry]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;I have come to the borders of sleep,The unfathomable deepForest where all must loseTheir way, however straightOr winding, soon or late;They can not choose.&#8221;(Edward Thomas in Lights out)Seraing (B)</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.thefleetingworld.nl/a-destroyed-switching-station/">Switched off and in deep sleep</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;">&#8220;I have come to the borders of sleep,</span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The unfathomable deep</span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Forest where all must lose</span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Their way, however straight</span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Or winding, soon or late;</span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">They can not choose.&#8221;<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14px;">(Edward Thomas in Lights out)</span><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%2Fa-destroyed-switching-station%2F&amp;linkname=Switched%20off%20and%20in%20deep%20sleep" 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-destroyed-switching-station%2F&amp;linkname=Switched%20off%20and%20in%20deep%20sleep" 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-destroyed-switching-station%2F&amp;linkname=Switched%20off%20and%20in%20deep%20sleep" 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-destroyed-switching-station%2F&#038;title=Switched%20off%20and%20in%20deep%20sleep" data-a2a-url="https://www.thefleetingworld.nl/a-destroyed-switching-station/" data-a2a-title="Switched off and in deep sleep"></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://www.thefleetingworld.nl/a-destroyed-switching-station/">Switched off and in deep sleep</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.thefleetingworld.nl">the fleeting world; bubbles in a stream</a>.</p>
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		<title>A real electrician is of no use here anymore</title>
		<link>https://www.thefleetingworld.nl/a-dismantled-switchboard/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[nikcob]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 09:44:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;there is wisdom in knowing what you can doleaving to professionals whatever you can&#8217;tinsurance loves real plumbers real electricians&#8221;(T. G. Craddock in Insurance Loves Real Plumbers Real Electricians)Seraing (B)</p>
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<p><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">&#8220;there is wisdom in knowing what you can do</span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">leaving to professionals whatever you can&#8217;t</span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">insurance loves real plumbers real electricians&#8221;<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14px;">(T. G. Craddock in Insurance Loves Real Plumbers Real Electricians)</span><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%2Fa-dismantled-switchboard%2F&amp;linkname=A%20real%20electrician%20is%20of%20no%20use%20here%20anymore" 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-dismantled-switchboard%2F&amp;linkname=A%20real%20electrician%20is%20of%20no%20use%20here%20anymore" 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-dismantled-switchboard%2F&amp;linkname=A%20real%20electrician%20is%20of%20no%20use%20here%20anymore" 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-dismantled-switchboard%2F&#038;title=A%20real%20electrician%20is%20of%20no%20use%20here%20anymore" data-a2a-url="https://www.thefleetingworld.nl/a-dismantled-switchboard/" data-a2a-title="A real electrician is of no use here anymore"></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://www.thefleetingworld.nl/a-dismantled-switchboard/">A real electrician is of no use here anymore</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.thefleetingworld.nl">the fleeting world; bubbles in a stream</a>.</p>
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		<title>It&#8217;s not just a wheel that&#8217;s broken here</title>
		<link>https://www.thefleetingworld.nl/a-toy-tractor-and-a-broken-wheel-in-front-of-a-dilapidated-barracks/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[nikcob]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 10:04:47 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Street scenes - buildings]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;Broken cutters, broken sawsBroken buckles, broken lawsBroken bodies, broken bonesBroken voices on broken phonesTake a deep breath, feel like you&#8217;re chokingEverything is broken&#8221;(Bob Dylan in Broken)Liège (B)</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.thefleetingworld.nl/a-toy-tractor-and-a-broken-wheel-in-front-of-a-dilapidated-barracks/">It&#8217;s not just a wheel that&#8217;s broken here</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;">&#8220;Broken cutters, broken saws</span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Broken buckles, broken laws</span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Broken bodies, broken bones</span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Broken voices on broken phones</span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Take a deep breath, feel like you&#8217;re choking</span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Everything is broken&#8221;<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14px;">(Bob Dylan in Broken)</span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14px;">Liège (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-toy-tractor-and-a-broken-wheel-in-front-of-a-dilapidated-barracks%2F&amp;linkname=It%E2%80%99s%20not%20just%20a%20wheel%20that%E2%80%99s%20broken%20here" 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-toy-tractor-and-a-broken-wheel-in-front-of-a-dilapidated-barracks%2F&amp;linkname=It%E2%80%99s%20not%20just%20a%20wheel%20that%E2%80%99s%20broken%20here" 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-toy-tractor-and-a-broken-wheel-in-front-of-a-dilapidated-barracks%2F&amp;linkname=It%E2%80%99s%20not%20just%20a%20wheel%20that%E2%80%99s%20broken%20here" 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-toy-tractor-and-a-broken-wheel-in-front-of-a-dilapidated-barracks%2F&#038;title=It%E2%80%99s%20not%20just%20a%20wheel%20that%E2%80%99s%20broken%20here" data-a2a-url="https://www.thefleetingworld.nl/a-toy-tractor-and-a-broken-wheel-in-front-of-a-dilapidated-barracks/" data-a2a-title="It’s not just a wheel that’s broken here"></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://www.thefleetingworld.nl/a-toy-tractor-and-a-broken-wheel-in-front-of-a-dilapidated-barracks/">It&#8217;s not just a wheel that&#8217;s broken here</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.thefleetingworld.nl">the fleeting world; bubbles in a stream</a>.</p>
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