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"Only 25 to 30 seconds had elapsed since I had missed the earlier elevator. I turned again and walked a few steps, three or four seconds, maybe less, and was opposite an adjoining hallway. I stopped, faced the hallway, heard an explosion, turned to my left and saw a wall of debris and smoke heading for me, heard screams, leaped into the adjoining hallway as the smoke and debris flew by."

—National Post. Edward Fine was on the 78th floor of the north tower of the World Trade Center when it was hit by the airplane. "Walking now, ever so slowly, EXPLOSION, look back, building crumbling, frozen, awe struck, RUN someone screams, start running, legs hurt not moving very fast, turn corner get ten feet, look back, large cloud of debris, ash and smoke heading my way, can't outrun it, lie down a voice calls, we lie face down on the street, a priest starts praying, DEATH has arrived for me. We are engulfed, warm ash covering us, breathing extremely difficult, hold your breath, keep your eyes closed, suffocation."'

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