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And, despite the partisan Supreme Court, the reason that we are still holding on to democracy is because the system still works, albeit like a ’78 Chevy with the doors rusting off.

An abandoned station, a few rusted carriages and a dozen metres of track are all that is left of a Soviet railway in southern Armenia.

At the commission's headquarters near Arras, Stephan showed us trays of objects which had been found there, including parts of boots, rusted belt buckles, shoulder badges, buttons and regimental insignia.

Hardened exterior materials like rusted and black steel, corrugated metal and concrete nonetheless have complex movement and texture.

The steel on the top deck, for example, is rusted away to almost nothing and is so dangerous museum guests can’t set foot on it.