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Photography and historical documentation are heavily featured\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, generally involving trespassing onto private property.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003csup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-SFGATE_062008_2-0\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUrban explorers find the beauty in layers of history exposed by decay - multi-hued peeling paint, antique objects, ancient initials in the dust and the other physical manifestations of memory that abandoned, impermanent urban spaces manifest. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"states-of-decay","title":"States of Decay","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDaniel Barter \u0026amp; Daniel Marbaix\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardcover | \u003cspan\u003e24.1 x 2.5 x 24.1 cm | 160 pp\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCarpet Bombing Culture | 2013 | 9781908211125\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA new breed of urban adventurers take a savage ride through the invisible story of the North Eastern USA. 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