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Tricky reflections

Ahead of repairs, sector module #6, which was extracted from the Tokamak pit in early July, is being dismantled in one of the twin sub-assembly tools. One toroidal field coil has already been removed and placed into storage, the other is still attached to the tool's open wing.
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Removal of the thermal shield panels has not started yet. Newsline caught this image as light and reflections play tricks on the component's silver-plated surface—making the huge sector look fleetingly as if it had been equipped with the winged shoes of the Roman god Mercury.