Feel like a cipher in a computerized society? Long to be remembered for some bit of individuality? A Seattle firm, Quiring Monuments, will accommodate you. Last year some 1,000 customers, double the number in 1979, ordered personal designs etched into their gravestones, taking advantage of a technique developed in recent years. A few other firms are also beginning to use it. Says Vice President David Quiring: "People come in with a sketch of what they want. We stencil it, cut it into rubber, and using sandblast grains, we can make a fine, detailed...
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