Week Five: October 9-15
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Wet down |
I return to a city in the grips of an anthrax scare. Friends horde Cipro.
The government releases a string of “credible threat” warnings, and security is higher than ever.
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Closed |
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Masks for sale |
Streets are sprayed daily to settle the dust. Gas masks appear in Chinatown.
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$40 each |
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Jamaica, Vermont |
I spend a weekend with friends in Vermont.
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Recent addition |
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Carrying the oar inland |
The only reminder is a flag raised over stone cairns.
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Cairns |