Construction
Compasses are usually made of metal, and consist of two parts connected by a hinge which can be adjusted. Typically one part has a spike at its end, and the other part a pencil, or sometimes a pen.
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“The construction of life is at present in the power of facts far more than convictions.”
—Walter Benjamin (1892–1940)
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