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Bricks

An unfinished brick wall is seen at a site where construction was halted after a lack of funding due to the financial crisis, in Alora, near Malaga, southern Spain May 4, 2011. REUTERS/Jon Nazca (SPAIN – Tags: BUSINESS CONSTRUCTION) – GM1E75501SR01
An unfinished brick wall is seen at a site where construction was halted after a lack of funding due to the financial crisis, in Alora, near Malaga, southern Spain May 4, 2011. REUTERS/Jon Nazca (SPAIN – Tags: BUSINESS CONSTRUCTION) – GM1E75501SR01
Image: Reuters/Jon Nazca
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