On September 11th I was at home, in Brooklyn, just across the river and a little south of downtown Manhattan. The wind blew the smoke right over our neighborhood, and charred office papers were landing on our doorstep.

On the 13th I ventured towards Ground Zero. I wanted to check up on my old neighborhood. Security was tight but still a bit erratic, and I somehow found myself just a block south of Ground Zero.

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