As always I like to get a few facts wrong, but this time I underestimated. I was a bit overwhelmed by the scale.
There are not 100,000 but 200,000 mirrors around each tower, and yes, as I'm sure many will tell me, some birds get cooked, but not as many as are killed by cats, or tall buildings, or road traffic.
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