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| Footing #1, SW corner |  | Shimming with nuts & washers to level the frame |  | 
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| Footing #2, NW corner | Well, that's where I wanted the darn thing, up in the shed | This is why we hang onto odds & ends | 
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| Footing #3, NE corner | A day later, still keeping it wet to ensure solidity | 
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| Footing #4, SE corner | Low on cement but if the stone is wet when pouring, the footing will be solid | 
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| Footings 2 and 1, nearly ten weeks after pouring | Footings 3 and 4, almost six weeks later | Footings 4 and 3, about eleven weeks | 
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