David Bailey forwarded this news story about mathematician and sculptor Helaman Ferguson:

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Running Out Of Time, Space

Math-Inspired Artist Under Eviction Threat
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He has worked since without a written agreement but with an unwritten pledge
from one of the property owners that he could stay while completing his
other large granite pieces.
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I sympathize tremendously with the plight that Ferguson, who is immensely talented, now finds himself in.

I can't resist saying, however, that things like this are exactly why I am a strong believer in written contracts.

--Dan