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"I just got back. I just drove five Polish tourists that were walking down the street asking people for directions to the hospitalŃthey were supposed to have visited the WTC this morningŃthey slept inŃI drove them to the hospital so they could give blood. There's a line at the hospital around the block. They are worried. They are stranded here. There's a layer of dust on the ground and still that sickly smell. Smoke is still pouring from the wreckage and people are walking down Fourth Avenue wearing dust masks. It's like a refugee march from Manhattan. Police are waiting at some corners trying to direct traffic, lots of black cars, sirens. The never-ending wail of sirens all morning. It's terrifying. I got a message from my boss at work, she says its chaos there, people are stranded. I'm so glad I never made it into Manhattan this morning. There's still a sickly smell in the air."

—Toothpick Girl. Photos and narrative about the World Trade Center attack.

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