499 20 70359 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I remember Bryant Gumbel saying,"that a plane had hit the world trade center in one of the towers" I thought to myself. Oh God I hope it was a terrible accident and then, shortly thereafter the other plane hit. I cried for days for people I have never met. I still cry sometimes. I just pray and hope that those people didn't suffer. I could not imagine the devastation of so many families have,and are still grieving. Losing someone you love or gave life to. Its unimaginable that they would leave in such a way. we must remember each and everyone of them. Whether they (who died) knew it or not. On that beautiful (it started out that way) September day they paid the highest ultimate price for our freedom. I honor and I thank them. My heart fills with sorrow for those who cherished them. And I pray that peace and glory will soon return to this wonderful nation. The sense of understanding and the ability to go forward. Thank you for your time in reading my story. God Bless Us All and keep us safe healthy and at peace. (Stacy J) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story6820.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-09-12 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 205.188.209.38 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I was living in Miami and consulting. My client was a hospital system in Long Island. I had planned to visit a friend in Boston for the weekend of 9/8/01-9/9/01 instead of returning home as usual between the two consecutive weeks I was scheduled to work with that client. When I arrived on Monday 9/1/01 I found that my weekend plans were cancelled and decided to see Manhattan like a tourist over the weekend instead. One Saturday 9/8/01 I spent a wonderful day enjoying all the typical tourist sights of New York. I visited the Statue of Liberty, Rockefellar Center, etc. I had such a good time I decided to spend Sunday in the city as well. I wanted to see a Broadway show some night during the week so decided to stop first at the TKTS ticket booth in the WTC. It was closed but I spent a memorable 30 minutes talking toa very nice security guard. I remember him telling me that he was a life long resident of Little Italy (Italian) and he gave me several recommendations for dinner later that night. I remember being awed by the size and beauty of the building as I headed towards Battery Park to catch a ferry to Ellis Island. After returning from Ellis Island I grapped dinner at one of the restaurants "my friendly security guard" had recommended and headed back out to Long Island. Of course when Tuesday morning came and the world changed, all I could think about was whether that sweet and funny man had been on duty. I only wish I could remember his name so that I could know if he was caught in the attack. I like to think since he worked the weekend that maybe he had Tuesday morning off. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story6266.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: The biggest fear I think for anyone on that day across the country was getting home to our families- our children. The overwhelming feeling of needing to see them and tell them that I love them.. To see my huband's face and know that he is ok. But having these things made me feel even more helpless to the people who would no longer have these things. To the people that are no longer with us and their families, I send you a message of hope and peace. September 11th left no one unaffected. My prayer is that the effect is one of pride of our country and love for one another. Let us never take anything for granted. Lisa Hempfling Ft Thomas, KY Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story3183.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-09-11 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 65.203.92.103 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I am going to tell you about how the events of September 11, 2001 made me feel. They made me feel scared and insecure. When I had heard about part of what happened, I was so scared. Then I prayed. I did feel better. However, I was still scared because my brother was 18 and I didn?t want him to get drafted. I wanted him to stay right here in Barberton. I guess I was saddened by the attack, but other than fear I cannot think of any feelings. Maybe I did feel angry though, because people wanted to hurt us. Then later I felt protected and safe because we were dealing with the attacks, and fighting back. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story3079.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-09-11 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 156.63.41.73 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I was sitting in the middle of lunch when all of a sudden I heard a few people talking. They were talking about plane crashes in New York and at the Pentagon. My very first thought was my grand-father. He worked around that area of the Pentagon and I hoped he wasn't dead or injured severly. When I went back to 3rd block I asked my teacher Mr. Hulan to use the phone. I tried getting through to my mom but so many people were using the phone that I couldn't get out. So I waited patiently listening to a radio since our t.v wasn't working. I just remember sitting there bawling my eyes out because I was so scared for my grand-pa. Well, as it turns out he was moved to another section that very day. He only had minor injuries and was going to be great. Unfortunatley alot of his friends weren't as lucky. I went to a big funeral for all the people at the Pentagon. I remember for the first and probably the last time seeing my strong grand-father break down into tears. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story481.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-05-01 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 63.124.220.148 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I was monitoring a Club Professional golf tournament that my company sponsors. We had heard of the plane hitting the first WTC and then went to the pro-shop and witnessed the second plane. We were in the pro shop when we heard that all planes had been grounded to the nearest airport. My customer and I debated telling the players on the course and decided not too. So after a bit we went back out onto the course to watch play and think. Then from the North West direction a large plane, 757 or 767 was coming very slow and low over the course. I mentioned to my customer that it seemed odd as the Pittsburgh airport was no where near this planes flight path. Then twenty minutes or so later my wife calls me on my cell phone and tells me that a plane had just crashed South East of Pittsburgh. We realized at once that we had seen the plane. I have visited the Flight 93 temporary memorial a number of times since the attacks. Thanks to the heros aboard that plane! Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story867.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-07-08 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 68.65.148.179 Annotation Annotations to this item. Memorials/Vigils (location or person) PA:2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: Today is the one-year anniversary of the terrorist attacks in the United States on September 11th, 2001. I cannot believe that time had flown by so fast and that it has been a full year since that tragic day. September eleventh started just like any other day. I got up and got ready to start school. My sister drove us to school and I went to my first period history class. Once history was over, I went to my locker and hung out with my friends during our twenty-minute break. I left for my Latin two class about five minutes early because I needed to get some help with my homework from the previous night. I went into my class and started to get out my homework for some extra help. Just then, another foreign language teacher entered our classroom where my teacher, Magistra, and I were working. She told Magistra to turn on the TV right this second. She did and that??s when I first found out about the attack. I sat down in my seat and was very confused at what was happening. I watched the TV to see if I could figure out what was going on. I soon found out that American Airline flight 11 had crashed into the north tower of the World Trade Center in New York. The newscasters weren??t sure if it was an accident or not, they just knew what they saw. The bell rang and now everyone was in our class. Magistra stood up in our class and started to talk to us. She knew that wasn??t sure if we had heard or not but she told us the terrible news anyway. She started to cry as she was talking. We found out that she had 3 family members that worked in the World Trade Center and that her brother was leaving on a flight that morning. I felt so bad for her and everyone else in the world that did not know if a loved one was dead or alive. We kept watching the TV and at about 9:10 another plane (Untied Airline flight 175) crashed into the south tower. Everyone in my class was silent. We were all shocked at what was happening. Magistra couldn??t watch the TV anymore. She asked us if we could turn it off for about 15 minutes. We knew she was very worried and everyone said it would be fine. We started to do some Latin class work because Magistra thought it would be a good idea to get our minds off of the attacks. We turned the TV back on about 15 minutes later and learned that from the newscasters that everyone was told to leave the area because they weren??t sure if the towers were stable. I can remember them showing that people were running down the stair and out the doors of the WTC. I also remember them showing people jumping out of windows and flailing through the air to their death. It was horrible to watch people dying. I remember looking at the clock at 10:05 and returning my gaze back on the TV when the south tower collapsed and everyone started running to get out of the way. I??ll never forget that sight. It just fell to the ground each floor crushing the one below it. The north tower collapsed somewhere around 10:30. It wasn??t too long until they started to talk about the Pentagon attacked and evacuated. Our principal got on the intercom and made an announcement that the Pentagon had also been hit. We live about fifteen miles away from DC so it was very nerve-racking. He told us that we could use our cell phones to call anyone if we needed to. He also said that the counselors were there if we needed to talk to someone. Magistra was much more upset when she found out the Pentagon had been hit because her husband works there. She could not get in touch with anyone, nor could anyone else. Second block ended and we were told to proceed throughout the rest of the day. I went to Chemistry where all we did the whole class was watch the TV. After class I had lunch and I sat and talked about everything with my friends. I found out from all of them if they had any loved ones in New York or in DC. After lunch I went to P.E. and once again we watched the TV to find out more information. Once school was over my sister and I went home, only to find out that my dad was home too. We found out that my Dad had gone down to HUD in DC, which is right across the Potomac River from the Pentagon, for a meeting earlier on in the day. As it turns out, he actually heard the plane fly over the HUD building before it hit the Pentagon. They were told to evacuate the building and so he came home. I didn??t think that I really had any close family members to worry about. None of my family lives in New York and neither of my parents work in DC anymore. It was a real shocker to find out that my Dad was out there and it scared me to think I could have lost him. We all watched TV together and after a while we had to turn it off. There was so much and this was so big. It was a day that never seemed to end, but it finally did. I cried myself to sleep that night. It??s a year later and I still can??t believe that this happened. Today as I was walking through the hallways, I was so happy to see so many people wearing red, white, and blue as proudly as they were. And in first period when we stood up to say the Pledge of Allegiance, no one stood up just because they had to, but everyone stood up because they fully believed in each and every word they were saying. I went to a September eleventh ceremony at our school tonight. It was a wonderful ceremony to respect all of those who died or lost loved ones. I came home and cried for the first time in probably a year. It still seems like it was only last week that all of this happened. I don??t know if I??ll ever be able to really get over and move on. I know that everything that happened and everything that I witnessed will always stay with me. I??ll always know where I was and what I was doing on September 11th, 2001. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story7728.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-09-17 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 151.188.17.4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I may have been across the country at the time of the attacks but I felt as if I was right there. I am a caregiver for the elderly and my first impulse was how do I get to New York and help. I had to work that day and trying to keep myself together to comfort and reassure the people that I take care of was just about impossible. But the ironic thing was they were more worried about us. Every where that I went that day there was a television on and I felt that I couldn't get away from the images. I felt like my heart was being ripped out every time the news showed people jumping from the buildings because they knew they couldn't escape. I will never forget that day. My prayers are with everyone who lost a loved one. There really are no words that can truly express that day, just an imense pain that will never go away. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story3669.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-09-11 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 67.2.42.89 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I had been instrumental in establishing a new tradition for our church, First United Methodist Church of Hampton; a memorial service to reflect on the losses endured by our congregation during the past 12 months. The first of these services was on All Saints Day, the first Sunday of November in 2000; just a few weeks after the terrorist bombing of the USS Cole which caused the loss of 17 American sailors. That November afternoon, as the organist played "Eternal Father, Strong To Save", I read the names of the 17 sailors from the Cole. In September 2001, as my wife & I prepared to go out of state for vacation, I stopped by the church to deliver something for the secretary. As I drove away from the church, I heard the news on the radio that later in the week, the USS Cole would be moved out of the drydock where it was undergoing repairs, and would soon float again for the first time in nearly a year. I remember thinging to myself, "That is one less unpleasant task to do in this year's memorial service". Just a few hours later I was proven wrong. My first information about the attacks, again came via radio when I heard Presifent Bush say that two planes had crashed into the World Trade Center towers. He, at that time, did not indicate any connection between this event and terrorists. At first I thought this was the result of a mid-air collision of two airliners and that they then crashed into the towers...it was not possible for me to believe that anyone could be so hearless, so cold, so uncaring as to do such deliberately. Today, on the first anniversary of this national tragedy, I feel our nation has lost its "innocence". The second stanza of "America The Beautiful" includes the words: "Thine alibaster cities gleam undimmed by human tears"...those words no longer are true...our cities have been dimmed by human tears as the result of inhumanity. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story3442.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-09-11 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 216.54.50.54 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I was student-teaching in a fifth grade class when my supervisor came in and whispered in my ear that we were being attacked. I had no idea what she was talking about. I went to the school library and sat down and stared in awe as the events of 9/11 unfolded. I had just visited the Twin Towers less than a month prior. I knew people that worked there and i knew someone who worked at the Pentagon. I had to go back to my class though and act as calm as i could in front of 25 fifth graders who could in no way grasp what was happening. I remember driving home and crying the whole time. I moved to NYC in 2002 and taught in the Bronx for two years. I learned that my students had actually watched the buildings burn becuase you could see them from the fifth floor of the school. I will never forget that day. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story11537.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2005-06-21 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 24.59.168.164 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I recieved a phone call from my brother telling me about what happened and that he might not be home for a long time. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story10252.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2003-12-11 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 216.202.129.4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I was working a normal day, listening to the radio at my desk. One of my coworkers starting saying something about the WTC being hit by a plane. My station started talking about it, and the more I listened, the more I was convinced that it was a terrorist attack, even before they confirmed it. There was too much doubt that a perfectly good plane would fly into such a large building, let alone another one doing the same thing only 16 minutes later. We all stuck to our radios and I telephoned my father to tell him to turn the television on. He then volunteered to bring us a television to my work, which I accepted. It helped us to have the visual vs. radio reports. At approximately 12:15 PM, my work closed operations and sent everyone home. I knew I was going to be glued to the television set for the next several days, so I chose to go to my local Red Cross facility and volunteer in whatever capacity they needed me. I spent about 4 hours there answering phones and making donation calls. It helped me feel like I was doing something, whatever that could be. Not much of a story, but that's how I'll always remember that day. Thank you for reading... Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story2059.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-09-10 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 167.242.48.42 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I saw many things on September 11th but the one image that sticks in my mind is that of a low flying plane as it passed over me just a minute before it crashed into the World Trade Center. I wrote the following journal entry two days after the attacks: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 A day that ended as anything other than ordinary began with my morning routine. My hours had just changed from the summer so I had the luxury of sleeping a little later. I normally woke up at 6am but this morning I didn?t get out of bed until 6:30. I took a shower and got dressed with time to spare. I took the few moments before I had to leave for the bus to climb back into bed to snuggle with my fianc? and to tell him that I love him. I never leave without saying goodbye and saying I love you. I had no idea that those few moments were going to be the one thing that would get me through the next 36hours. Just before I left for work I decided to wear sandals rather than heels. I was supposed to attend a wine and cheese reception Tuesday night and thought heels would be more appropriate but didn?t think my feet could withstand wearing heels all day. Later, when I was fleeing my office, I was thankful for those sandals. I boarded the 7:30 bus and settled in for the hour ride into Manhattan. I only live about fifteen miles out of the city but with traffic it takes that long to get through New Jersey and the Lincoln Tunnel. I hadn?t been sleeping well so I feel asleep on the bus. Looking back I wish I?d been awake. I often would stare in awe at the NYC skyline basked in the morning light. That would have been the last time I could have seen the Twin Towers. My bus arrived at Port Authority at 8:30am. Not one for subways and trying to squeeze as much pre-wedding exercise in I set out to walk across town ? from 8th avenue and 41st street to 2nd avenue and 41st street. It usually takes me about half an hour to walk across town. I can make it in twenty if I sprint but I was not in a hurry. I had to be a work at 9am so I had enough time. It was cold, a sign that autumn was on the way. The chill was very appropriate for what was to come. I walked along 41st street until I reached Byrant Park at 6th avenue. I may have been able to see the Twin Towers down 6th avenue if I had thought to look. But it was just a staple of the skyline that I guess I took the sight for granted. You never think that something that big and solid could crumble in such a short time. Fashion Week had just begun and normally the park is roped off but I was able to squeeze through. I walked through the park, a sense of peace ? the last I would feel of the day ? washing over me. On the other side of the park I passed by the library and turned down 5th avenue to pick up 41st street again. Since Bryant Park is the halfway point between the Port Authority bus terminal and my office it had to have been around 8:45am. As I was walking down 5th avenue I heard a plane overhead. I looked up and was surprised to see it flying so low. It looked as if it were barely clearing the buildings. I remember thinking it was dangerously low. I wondered where it was heading. At best it was flying to Newark because it was flying away from Lagaurdia and not headed toward JFK. It occurred to me that it may crash but never did I imagine it would crash into a building. I thought it may crash into the harbor but hoped it would make it to Newark. I was reminded of the recent plane crash that killed Aaliyah. But I really didn?t think it would crash because it showed no sign of distress. It was just inconceivable to me that it could crash. The image of that passenger plane, the image of its off-white belly, will forever be etched in my mind. Once the plane was out of my view I thought nothing more of it until I reached 2nd avenue. As I stood on the corner waiting to cross and enter my office building, two fire engines came roaring down 2nd avenue with a news 4 van trailing right behind. I remember wondering what had happened that was so newsworthy. Emergency vehicles are an every day sight in New York City but rarely do you see a news van following so closely behind. And it was from channel 4. I don?t know where their office is but across from mine is channel 11. I stood there on the corner, wondering, when a man walked by me and announced that a plane had crashed into the World Trade Towers. I instantly thought back to the plane I saw and knew that it had to have been the same one. Oh, what a horrific tragedy but only a terrible, terrible accident. I was dumbfounded and crossed the street in a daze. I entered the building and encountered one of my coworkers in the elevator. We exclaimed our shock at the tragedy. On the sixth floor, our receptionist was rapidly fielding calls and trying to keep us updated with reports from the radio. It was 9am when I got to my office. I settled in, shaking from the shock. I logged on to my computer. I went into my friend Allison?s office, who fortunately was in Colorado on vacation, and borrowed her radio. I had to know what was going on. I called my parents in Maryland. My mother worries about everything. I didn?t want her to worry about me. Nothing had happened to me. It wasn?t even all that close by. It just had happened in the same city. My voice shook as I left a message. I told them not to worry. That I was fine. That was before all hell broke loose. I walked through the lobby and the receptionist kept saying that there were reports of a second plane. I thought she was making it up or that the radio announcer was wrong. How could there be two planes? It was an accident. And if there was another plane it had to have been a news helicopter that accidently crashed while trying to cover the plane crash. I just could not comprehend a second plane. I sat in my office, still shaking, wondering how I was going to get any work done. Would anyone understand how upset I was by this? I listened to people who called into the radio and suddenly the reports were that this was a terrorists attack and not an accident. How could that be? Weren?t they jumping to conclusions? I sought out my friends and for a moment was terrified that one of my friends, Cris, who happens to be five months pregnant, was in danger of losing her husband. Her husband had just started working at a bank downtown but by the grace of God he was in midtown, safely away, at a conference. After assessing that my friends were present and accounted for, I found my way into the conference room where we had managed to get the one channel that was working, channel two, on the TV. Apparently when the tower was hit a lot of connections were knocked out, including phones. It was the highest point in the city. In the conference room I sat with my coworkers and watched as the events unfolded. The severity of the events quickly became clear. I watched as the tower that was hit second crumbled to the ground in a huge cloud of smoke. I watched as they announced the pentagon had been attacked. That was when the fear bubbled up inside me. Suddenly I realized we were under attack. We were at war with an unknown enemy and who knew where he could strike next. I was so afraid. I was in fear of my life. I imagined never seeing Steve or my family and friends again. I did not want to die. I did not want this to be the last day of my life. I thought back to the few moments before I left for work that I was snuggling with Steve and feared that would be the last time I would see him. I knew he was ok because he works in New Jersey and was safely away from all this insanity. But I couldn?t get ahold of him. I couldn?t get anyone on the phone. Email was all I had. I heard from two of my good friends but everything unfolded so fast and the fear and terror of the reality of the situation became apparent quickly. Back in the conference room my friend Alitza held my hand that would not stop shaking. My one-time boss grasped my shoulders as the tears poured down my face. I was so afraid. I have never been that scared in my life. The U.N. is around the corner from my office and the Israeli consulate is across the street. Grand central is two blocks down and the empire state building is less than ten blocks away. What if we were the next target? I had to get out of there but where was I going to go? They quickly closed off all ways in and out of the city. I was trapped. My pregnant friend?s husband made his way to our office and convinced us to leave. I left with them because we all live in New Jersey so we were all headed for the same place. I hugged my other friends goodbye and prayed that I would see them again. We were going to take our chances on the streets. We didn?t know the extent of what was happening so we were not going to be sitting ducks in a possible target. We walked 40 blocks north to 82nd street to the apartment of a friend of Sean?s. I got there by sheer adrenaline. We left the office at 11am and it took us just over an hour to make our way uptown through the throngs of people trying to escape the city, trying to escape the billowing cloud of smoke pouring up from the southern tip of Manhattan. Every time we heard a plane fly overhead we searched the clear blue sky for any sight of it, wondering where it was going to hit, not knowing that it was probably just a fighter jet protecting the air space. There were lines at all the grocery stores and banks. We stopped at an ATM and took out lots of cash. We didn?t know what the future held in store for us. Once we got to John?s apartment and sat down, I started to feel better. I was still shaking terribly. I could barely stand. I just stared blankly at the TV in complete shock and disbelief. I think at this point I realized the attacks were over and it was more about getting home then staying alive. But the fear was still there. I no longer felt safe anywhere. They had attacked the city I worked in, the city I was thinking about working in and near where my parents and some of Steve?s family live. I felt completely violated and vulnerable. But I was not angry yet. Anger is not an emotion I am feeling yet. I am barely feeling anything. I am numb. Around 3pm they opened the ferries. It was the only way to get into New Jersey. John drove us over to 12th avenue and 42nd street to catch the ferry around 5pm. The line was about 10 people across and ten blocks long. It was impossible and overwhelming. Since Cris is pregnant we were able to cut in line and board the ferry immediately. On the way across the Hudson River the number 7 building collapsed. Everyone rushed to the one side to see it and we almost tipped over. Once safely in New Jersey I had the option of waiting in a long line to take a bus one mile down the road to Hoboken and take my chances there or stay with Cris and Sean. I chose the later. I had not been able to get ahold of Steve all day so I didn?t know how I was going to get home if I couldn?t get a bus straight there. Many of the main roads were closed. I couldn?t get home and Steve couldn?t get to me. Staying with Cris and Sean was the best option. And at this point I had a splitting headache. I was exhausted. I hadn?t really eaten all day. My feet hurt. My back hurt from carrying my bag. But except for my headache I didn?t really mind b/c I was alive and grateful for that. I just wanted to get home and see Steve and talk to my parents. We made it the couple of miles to their apartment by 7pm. I think. The day was so long. It felt like it would never end. And much of it is a big blur. We ate dinner. Washed up. I took advil but my headache never really went away. I had a beer and that took the edge off. Around 9pm I got the bright idea to check my voicemail to see if Steve had left a message. He had so I knew he was ok. There were 16 messages on our voicemail, all from friends and family wondering how we were. Cris and Sean?s phone had gone out before the tragedy begun so they didn?t have a land line. All they had was a cell phone and that only worked when it was plugged in and then only barely. Around 10pm I called my parents. It was very emotional and I think my mom didn?t want to hang up. And she was upset that I wasn?t at home. But what could I do? I was safe and that is all that mattered. All day I kept thinking I just want to go home and go to bed. I finally got to go to sleep at midnight, right after I finally talked to Steve. I pretty much passed out from exhaustion. I couldn?t imagine sleeping but I did and I had weird dreams, all related to the events. I can?t quite distinguish from dream and what is reality. It just isn?t real. I cannot believe this happened. I finally got home Wednesday afternoon. At the end of October I moved back to my hometown in Maryland. Steve and I had made the decision to move in August. After September 11th, I didn't want to leave New York but we had to get on with our lives and that meant moving. Exactly eight months after the attacks we got married. We still live in Maryland but I try to visit New York whenever I can. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story1827.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I was in my office in W. Springfield, MA planning a trip to New York on September 13. A group of salesmen and myself were planning to go to a packaging show at the Jacob Javits Center in New York and were coordinating our schedules to meet and attend this show. Then one of the salesmen called and said that a plane had crashed into the towers and he wasn't sure if he was going. Of course after that the bridges and roads closed and no one got in or out of the city so the trip was cancelled. For the rest of the week when we got home from work my husband and I could not break away from the news reports of the event. We sat on the couch every night and watched transfixed, unable to break away and continue with any semblance of a normal routine. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story2270.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: On the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001, I woke up late for work so my normal daily routine of watching the TV while I get ready was interrupted. I hurriedly got up, jumped in the shower, and got ready for work. I was living in an apartment with a roommate with whom I also worked with and he was still asleep when I left the apartment at about 8:30 AM CST (9:30 AM in New York). Anyway, on my way to work, I turned on the radio looking for music like I normally do, but the first station I turned to sounded like it had news on it, so I kept cycling through my stored stations and they were all like that. I thought that seemed pretty weird so I started listening to what these people were saying and I couldn't believe what I was hearing. They replayed an earlier caller who had been on the phone with the radio station when the second plane hit the South Tower and to hear that caller express his shock and grief right as the moment was happening is something I will never forget. I got my cell phone and quickly called my mother who lives in Wichita Falls, Texas, and I asked her exactly what was going on and she told me about the two planes hitting the World Trade Center towers. I had absolutely nothing to say at that point because I was in so much shock. The United States had never been attacked like this before and I could not believe it was happening now. I thought for sure we were safe from all the holy wars and terrorist acts going on in the Middle East, but that day changed my thoughts forever. When I got to work at the auto insurance company where I worked, there were several people already gathered around a TV watching the news and everything in real time. You could tell that everybody was in a state of shock and that nothing we had been through in our own separate lives even came close to the horrendous atrocities that the victims in the World Trade Center and the Pentagon and all the airplanes had to go through, not to mention all of the victims' families. We must have stayed and watched TV for at least 2 hours before some people had to leave to go do their work just to focus on something else. I remember hearing all the rumors about possible car bombs at congressional offices and that Air Force One was flying around the nation with the President aboard because there had been threats made against it. Of course, most of the rumors turned out not to be true, but when someone tells you those types of rumors after you see the Twin Towers collapse, you believe that anything can and has happened. My roommate finally came into the office around 10:00 AM CST and he had heard nothing about the attacks. He sat down and watched the TV for about 5 minutes and went right to work, going about his daily routine. I remember thinking to myself how he could just go on like that when our nation was being attacked. It still troubles me to this day because it proves to me that their are people out there, our own fellow Americans, who don't care what happens to the nation and to the people of our nation, unless it directly affects them. Needless to say, I am no longer roommates with him anymore and I haven't talked to him in quite a long time. But, I think what surpised me the most about that day was that we still had customers calling in to our call center looking for auto insurance quotes. It still baffles me to this day how someone could see what happened on TV and then turn around and order auto insurance. I guess I feel that way because on that day, I felt personally attacked by the terrorists. They were messing with my country and they will learn that that is not something you do to the United States of America and get away with it. I ended up not doing much at work that day and I actually left about 45 minutes early so I could go home and sit on the couch and watch the coverage all night long. It is a day I have not forgotten and will never forget. Thank you for letting me share my story. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story10529.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I am a subway conductor for NYC Transit and I work the #5 train. On that morning I was operating my train Downtown on my way to Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn. When my partner and I arrived to Brooklyn I was told by passsenger that 2 plains had crashed into the World Trade Center. That morning we left late from Flatbush we got rerouted from our normal route. Even though we took longer than what we normally do I new something was wrong. When the train pulled into Chamber Street at that moment when I opened the door I heard the dispatcher over the radio that Rector Street Station had collapsed. At that moment I seen a cloud of white smoke come into the station at tha moment I made an announcement to the passengers to get back on the train immediately for some reason everyone listen and got on the train and I closed the door and we left the station. One thing that I want to add to the story is that we were the lucky ones that day cause just like Rector St Station colapse It could had happended at Chambers were we was at for that moment. I saw on everyones face that worry look which I also had myself. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story4852.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I was in my kitchen, baking cookies for my son who was in his first year of school, when I switched from little house on the praire to see what was on Regis when I saw the news of what happened. I ran over my next door neighbor to tell her when I found her crying in her kitchen. I knew then THIS WAS REAL. My life since that day does not seem safe and last month my neighbor got sent to Turkey. I am sad. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story9121.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2003-03-03 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 206.149.197.93 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: At first I didn't take it seriously. In fact, when a coworker told me a plane had hit one of the Trade Towers I thought it was a small plane, and that it was an accident. For a second I thought it was a sick joke being aired as a publicity stunt for a radio station, you know, like War of the Worlds. No one in management said anything. When I got to take a break a couple of hours later, I saw the tv coverage on CNN. I sat down, stunned. The news was saying that maybe 10,000 people were in the buildings. I felt so helpless. I'm trained in Red Cross Disaster Relief and I'm a first responder. I wanted to get to the city and do something, anything. In the end I had to go back to work and finish my shift til 6pm. I remember a young girl coming in with her mother - she was pale and quiet. She politely asked me if we had any American flags. I took her over to a 3 month old display that was still full of flags that had been reduced in price because they weren't selling. She picked one out and turned to go. That was the only item they had come for. Those flags sold out within the next two hours and we were out of stock for months after that - selling through each shipment of flags before they'd barely reached the sales floor. It was a horrible day, but one that made me think. What is the price of freedom? What is the value of humanity? What are Americans made of, and how can we share that with the world in a positive way? 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I HAD JUST ARRIVED AT MY SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT.AND THE HEAD NURSE CAME OUT IN A COMPLETE STATE OF SHOCK. SHE THEN SAID THAT AN ATTACK HAD BEEN MADE AT THE TRADE CENTER IN N.Y.C..WELL NOT HAVING ANY MEANS OF COMMUNICATIONS NATURALY THAT LED TO ALOT OF SPECULATION.IT WAS'NT UNTILL I GOT HOME THAT I WAS ABLE TO SEE THE UNTHINKABLE!THE SECOND PLANE STRUCK. IT IS AN IMAGE FOREVER INGRAINED IN MY MIND.YOU SEE IN MY HUMBLE OPINI0N I DON'T THINK THE END RESULT THAT BIN LADIN WAS LOOKING FOR WAS THE DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY. BUT RATHER THE EROSION OF OUR FREEDOMS. TO TURN US INTO A POLICE STATE JUST LIKE PALESTINE.I FOR ONE PRAY THAT HE DOS'NT SUCCEED. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story5829.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: 9/11 Remembrance Cycles. Redundant. Day-in-day out. Tedious. Many people could use this to describe their life. They had a schedule a way of life, a set routine they had fallen into. People don?t mean for this to happen it just does. We begin by waking in the morning to going off to school/work and then returning home. It?s a roll many have fallen into, and we all hope not to let this fate befall us but it?s hard, we are expected to take this path and follow in the footsteps of those before us. We all hope for a semblance of change, something to get us out of are usual tedium of life and make things all that more interesting. But what we received is not the type of change most wished to for. A day in history, which will not be forgotten, has been etched into the minds of this generation?s youth. An event, with such great ramifications, that will hang upon every Childs memory for many years to come. I speak of September 11th, 2001 when America was attacked by terrorists. A day in our lives when the world stood still and everyone held their breathe. Many remember what they were doing, where they were at, to what clothes they wore when they heard the tragic news. During this time of crisis not only was there tragedy but a rebirth in America. Patriotism rose among the masses, people stood by their fellow countrymen tall and proud, we reached our hearts and aid out to those in need, but in reality it was a day when America became alive. No one sat idle we all did what we could from donating blood, sending canned goods to victims, money to charities, and our prayers to the injured and dead. Its was a day of heroes, not only the firefighters and policemen who risked their lives to search the rubble of the wreckage, those who volunteered and did all they could, no it was a day of different type a hero. I speak of soldiers not those we usually come to think of, who fight in the front lines but those whom don?t receive praise, those who on that day lost their lives for their country, for those who serviced our country from behind enemy lines. Because on 9/11 we were no longer just considered inactive citizens in the world but active participants in the struggle for freedom and democracy that takes place everyday of the year. The attacks changed America forever but looking back it seems we have forgotten the sacrifices of those who have perished and struggled that day. We have once fallen into the tedium of which is ours lives. I am not saying go out and join the army and jump to the front lines hoping for action, far from it. But it seems most have put the incident behind as if it never happened. Like it was some insignificant occurrence to be discarded. This may not be true for all but it is for the majority. We have fallen back into our daily grind of life. I ask, where has our patriotism gone, the flags used to adorn every automobile, home, and piece of clothing. Now you are lucking to catch a glimpse of a small flag sticker on a bumper or a flag hanging from ones doorway. Where are our masses of volunteers, those who sacrificed so much to make things all that more bearable. Maybe our American rebirth was only a fleeting thing but lets hope it can revive once more without another disaster such as this being the cause behind the rebirth of the American Spirit. 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