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The Bean in Millennium Park is cleaned twice a year. It's a three-day job, done by two people. It happens at night, when the park is closed and no one is around.
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Cleaning the Bean is kind of like cleaning a giant, steel tooth
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Cleaning the bean is also a lot like washing a giant, curved window
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It's like brushing a giant, steel tooth
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The last step of the second day of cleaning the bean is a quick spot-cleaning job.
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It's almost sunrise when the cleaning crew wraps up the night.
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As dawn breaks, it's time to spot clean. The scrubbers and mops are put away.
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Well, the wash-down is over. Tomorrow: we buff.