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I used to work as a land surveyor in Dodge County, Wisconsin. Boundary work in Dodge County was complicated by a legendary courthouse fire that had taken place decades previously; what it meant for me was that original deeds and maps were sometimes missing, which meant that boundary relocation sometimes amounted to guesswork based on minimal field evidence. According to legend, the fire was set intentionally by a crooked lawyer who had gotten himself into trouble over property issues. And, according to legend, it worked; with the disappearance of certain deeds and other documents, the…
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