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Spool

Construction leftovers are a common sight in Beirut. Huge wooden spools are probably my favorite of the leftover stuff.

Maybe I like them so much because we had something like this when I was little and my siblings and I used it as a table. I wonder how long this one will go unclaimed.

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  1. I like it, a bit like the land of giants.

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  2. I hope you don't mind that I referred to you as an American "who very much enjoys taking photos in Beirut."

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  3. And they make "kaablaat" out of "cables"? Interesting.

    Yes, I've seen them used as tables, too, many times. I would like to have one inscribed like this one.

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  4. Martina, you read Arabic? What other hidden talents do you have?

    Mustapha, I don't mind at all. And I'm nowhere near finished with Beirut. There's so much I haven't attempted yet.

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  5. :-D

    I find it very interesting how languages adopt vocabulary, what genus a language attaches to a foreign word etc. cable could be silk, too, سِلْك - but perhaps this is old fashioned ... ? Don't know. So much for my hidden talents, grin.

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  6. I'd love to claim it.
    Meanwhile, I salvaged a small one from the local cable TV company. Just the right size to put my router on.

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