Airport Card Can't Be Removed

Hello!
I would like to pull the airport card out of my PowerBook G4 laptop.
There are two clear plastic square feet glued right in front of the wireless card which prevent me from pulling out the card. I can't find any card removal instructions that address these two plastic squares. It's like someone snuck these buggers into my computer or something.
Please help!
Thanks!

Haha, yah, far too many computer gnomes sneaking about around here...
I was afraid I was going to have to get a little medieval on my lappy and pry off those clear plastic squares. I just wanted to be sure first that they weren't there for a good reason or that there was some alternate way I was supposed to remove the airport card. It appears I'm just gunna have to pop the little warty things off and be done with them.

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