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The basement with graves from deceased nuns at the Grey Nuns Motherhouse on Guy St. that is gradually being converted to academic purposes by Concordia University, in Montreal, March 1, 2013. The graves cannot be removed due to typhoid that some of the nun's died from.Christinne Muschi/The Globe and Mail

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An interior view of the cafeteria at the Grey Nuns Motherhouse on Guy St. that is gradually being converted to academic purposes by Concordia University, in Montreal, March 1, 2013.Christinne Muschi/The Globe and Mail

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An exterior view of Grey Nuns Motherhouse on Guy St. that is gradually being converted to academic purposes by Concordia University, in Montreal, March 1, 2013.Christinne Muschi/The Globe and Mail

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The reception room at the Grey Nuns Motherhouse on Guy St. that is gradually being converted to academic purposes by Concordia University, in Montreal, March 1, 2013.Christinne Muschi/The Globe and Mail

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A board showing the names of nuns at the Grey Nuns Motherhouse on Guy St. that is gradually being converted to academic purposes by Concordia University, in Montreal, March 1, 2013. The flower signifies a birthday.Christinne Muschi

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