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As organizers of the pope’s first visit to the United States were struggling to coordinate road closures and papal parades, a handful of artisans were sanding wood.

From Washington Post • Sep. 18, 2015

The waiters were sanding the brick pavement and setting out the tables.

From A Mummer's Tale by Roche, Charles E.