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Lydia Robertson talks about her mother, Valerie Hanna, who was killed on 9/11. She says that Valerie was a natural mother--a remarkable person who had many foster children.

Ian Hochberg, who lives in Maryland, visited the WTC in the 1970s and remembers the silence on the observation deck. He visited Ground Zero in October and was again struck by the silence amid the destruction.

Diane Ludin, one of the artists in residence at the WTC World Views Program, made ambient recordings of the WTC. This is the sound of the turnstiles.

Diane Ludin, one of the artists in residence at the WTC World Views Program, made ambient recordings of the WTC. This is the sound of the turnstiles.

Seventeen-year-old Katelyn Mueller wrote this song, Tuesday, three days after 9/11 to express what she and her friends were feeling at the time.

Abigail Kafka recalls the sound of the busy signals she kept getting at pay phones on 9/11 and talks about the lines of people waiting to use the phones.

Patrick Donnelly, poet and small press editor in Tribeca, offers a peom he wrote.

Alun Williams, director of the Triangle Artists' Workshop, describes videos made of workshops that took place at the WTC in 1998 and 2000.

Trellis Dalembert describes the video she has of her son being born in Florida on 9/11. On the tape, the doctor comments that it's a special day to be born, and the baby cries.

Pamela Bowl's family moved to New York from Canada some time ago and has celebrated two important events at the WTC--she feels they provide bookend stories for her family. Her son's bar mitzvah was held there in 1978. And on November 11, 2000, when…

Guy Tozzoli describes '39 World Fair and how he got involved. Kathleen Quinn chimes in with a comment about her neighbor and former boss, Guy Tozzoli

Guy Tozzoli introduces himself. He talks about Lee Jaffe, a PR agent who had many ideas for the public image of the WTC.

In 1982, radio producer Lou Giansante recorded a number of interviews with people at the World Trade Center, as well as some of the sounds of the buildings. Here, he speaks with a man and a boy from Philadelphia.

In 1982, radio producer Lou Giansante recorded a number of interviews with people at the World Trade Center. Here, he speaks with a woman from Louisiana.

Brooklyn native Tony Mattera talks about how he used to go early in the morning with his dad, who worked in the Washington Market and Radio Row area. He describes the world there and the shops.

Broker Tony Jokes, who began working in the WTC soon after it opened, recalls a fire that damaged 1 WTC in 1973 and the 1993 bombing.

New Jersey resident Tom Reingold talks about the voicemail he received on 9/11 from his upset girlfriend, who described what was happening.

Tom O'Riley's band wrote a song, Land of the Free, in response to 9/11.

Tom Munyon a member of the Seraphim Music chorus in Seattle, sang the Fauré Requiem at a memorial service and found the performance especially moving.

Musician Tom Monte and his wife cowrote an R&B gospel song called Phoenix about 9/11.