They bowed to honor the spider before starting
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Many moving blankets were needed to protect the art
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Its legs were wrapped in blankets first
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The wrapping progress proved swift
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Plastic next wrapped the wrapping blankets
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Finally, all the legs were double wrapped
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The head was removed
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The head was so heavy it required three men to lower it
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The head lay wrapped on the ground
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A lift was brought in to support the body
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A separate lift was used to remove the legs
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They had to wrestle the first leg out
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An hour and a half later, five legs were out
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It was finally possible to glimpse a bit of the interior
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Legs were loaded into a waiting truck
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It took four men to carry one leg into the interior
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At last, only two legs remained
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The penultimate leg was removed
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A hoist helped carry the leg to the waiting truck
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Preparation was made to remove the last leg
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Everything appeared aligned
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And the last leg pulled free
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And then the spider was gone
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