I was on the last leg of my morning two-mile walk when I saw this nestling in a grassy verge. I'd never noticed it before.
'My goodness,' I thought, 'that's a handsome piece of ironwork.' It was a manhole cover. I stood back and admired the strong design on the lid. But I especially admired the nice curving rim, and the studs on it. Surely those served no functional purpose, and were just
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