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A Steady Mourning

February 4, 2010
By Eli Szendrowitz
A Steady Mourning

These days, I cruise the streets of Williamsburg—Marcy Avenue, Wythe Avenue, Bedford—camera dangling from my neck, protected by my flannel jacket, pillowed against my chest. I pedal slowly, on the lookout for my mark.…


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