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==History== | ==History== | ||
===The First Sword in the Stone=== | ===The First Sword in the Stone=== | ||
[[File:Sword v1.jpg|150px|thumb|right|Original Sword in storage]] | |||
In the early 1990s, the Brute Force Committee was driven deep underground by a series of controversial pranks and vandalism, which polarized public opinion of the BFC. In response, the BFC circulated a large number of stickers with their blue and gold crest and sword around the University of Toronto campus. During those times, it was a dangerous exercise to be found with one of these stickers, as the Faculty had banned the BFC from any affiliation with the University and its students. | In the early 1990s, the Brute Force Committee was driven deep underground by a series of controversial pranks and vandalism, which polarized public opinion of the BFC. In response, the BFC circulated a large number of stickers with their blue and gold crest and sword around the University of Toronto campus. During those times, it was a dangerous exercise to be found with one of these stickers, as the Faculty had banned the BFC from any affiliation with the University and its students. | ||
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Although the perpetrators of the prank were disheartened, they managed to find the sword in a dumpster and rescued it. | Although the perpetrators of the prank were disheartened, they managed to find the sword in a dumpster and rescued it. | ||
When it was discussed unofficially with members of the Faculty, they found that it would be less likely to removed if it were not visible from Convocation Hall. Thus, over several months, a new plan was hatched to recreate the monument in front of the main entrance to the Sandford Fleming Building. | When it was discussed unofficially with members of the Faculty, they found that it would be less likely to removed if it were not visible from Convocation Hall. Thus, over several months, a new plan was hatched to recreate the monument in front of the main entrance to the Sandford Fleming Building. | ||
===Re-construction of the Sword in the Stone=== | ===Re-construction of the Sword in the Stone=== | ||