Gradually a full understanding
emerged of how and when they completed the murals and how best they could
be restored. However, the reality was severe that the dry rot fungus had
hold of some 70% of the surface and was holding on to it like a fine lace
curtain and wasn’t going to let go. After detailed tracing and
photographic documentation of the image had been taken the lace curtain of
dry fungus was carefully cut with a pair of scissors along its uppermost
edge and it fell to the floor as rubble and dust.
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