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That's the point. Most of it is flaunting waste of labor or materials.
Imagine how much labor it took to keep everything white from getting dusty and sooty in the era of coal and wood stoves and lamp and candle light.
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That's the point. Most of it is flaunting waste of labor or materials.
Imagine how much labor it took to keep everything white from getting dusty and sooty in the era of coal and wood stoves and lamp and candle light.