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Philly Log, October 2024
Set out for Philly on Amtrak on a sunny October morning. New London submarines juxtaposed oddly with beautiful Long Island sound. The Bronx always seems vast. Philly saw graffiti as a problem to be covered over. Which led to the … Continue reading
