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It surprised no one who knew her that she would take a leading role in getting the city to designate her old church as a historical landmark and save it from the wrecking ball. Like its name suggests, the behemoth horseshoe-shaped attachment is used in ways akin to a wrecking ball, only it is dropped on a structure from above instead of swung into it. Often, people don't learn that they are going to destroy a building until they see a wrecking ball and demolition permit. |
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