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finder and the owner of such thing acquire the ownership in equal shares.

242.

The owner of an immovable thing acquires the ownership of a thing which is attached to it as an accessory; but this does not affect the rights of a person who by virtue of a special title has attached the thing to the other.

243.

If several movable things belonging to different owners are attached to each other so that they cannot be separated without injury, the ownership of the thing formed by the combination belongs to the owner of the principal thing. The same applies, if separation can be made only at an excessive cost.

244.

If among movable things so attached together there is no distinction of principal and accessory, the owners of the separate things become co-owners of the thing formed by the combination in proportion to the values which the separate things had at the time of attachment.

245.

The provisions of the two preceding articles apply correspondingly, when two things belonging to dfferent owners are mixed together so that distinction is impossible.

246.

If a person has worked up a movable thing of

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