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[quote=Anonymous]I moved here that summer. I worked at the Watergate so I actually remember media doing interviews on the steps the following summer about Chandra Levy. It wasn't long before I regretted moving here, though the feeling has since abated. I went from taking the train to work and easily flying out wherever I wanted to go and feeling excited about getting my first place to, within a matter of a couple years, experiencing weeklong blackouts after a derecho and other extreme weather events, the sniper, 9/11 and the attack on the Pentagon, fears about public transportation and getting my sneakers inspected before flying, and loading up a closet with plastic tarps and extra water in case we were attacked again. My parents, who lived in a small town, desperately wanted me to move back home. I'm still here though. I barely remember what that pre-everything time of innocence felt like. My own kids never got to experience it. That makes me sad. I think they've been most impacted by the gun violence and the callousness with which adults treat one another. [/quote]

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