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Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Ladder -- August 23, 2011
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It was very warm today. I was returning from a lunchtime walk when I saw Truck One parked on one side of Howard, with its ladder extended to reach the roof of the building across Howard. I took this photo looking up the ladder.
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