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Landscapes

From the February 1998 Print Edition

Cracks in the pavement,potholes pebbled with cold mix:ice-hardened tires thump and jar.Grip the wheel tightly;hubcaps litter the street.This is the season of lost pieces.Thread carefully through the debris,the frozen plasticand the scraps of metal.Streets fall apart,paint flakes from the . . . . Continue Reading »