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9:38 pm : public passage entrance

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ever since I havve moved here I have enjoyed watching the public join our community from outside the walls of Cupples Station Number 7. It is a passage that connects us all within the greater of St. Louis.â&#x20AC;?

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12:30 pm : public ramping system

Catterppillar : W ho are YOU? Alicee: This was not an encouraging openingg for a conversation. I --- I hardly know, sir, just at present -- at least I know who I was when I got upp this mor ning , but I think I must have been changed several tim mes siince then.

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10:20 am : resident decking space

â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have this spot, a spot I stand at ever y mor ning. I can sense the joy from the smiles from this family. I sit and look up from the normall sppot to enjoy my coffee and I see other families and friends peering down at me from above. It feels that I am apart of something moreâ&#x20AC;?.

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8:50 am : the cafe and lobbby

â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wallk passt the lobby, dauughterr in haand, throuugh thhe caffe, a neew moor ning rituaal, whhile thhe rayys of light warm my mornning face. I pausse for a few moomentts onn my way ouut to catch up with neew annd oldd friennds while I enjoy my morninng brew w. Siddney, the caafe ownner, sm miles as thee cofffee andd convversatiion staart myy dayâ&#x20AC;?..

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12:01 am : cafe att nighht

“The caffe sits here in reemembrrannce off the activities of the day’ss pastt. I allways feel at peaace wheen I speak k to Michhael, the caffe manager. We go back and fortth about the extremes of life. It has becom me a nightlyy rituaal after a longg day at the ofcee. I am m glad that i have someone too tur n to in this neew toown”.

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10:01 pm m : com mmunaal amphitheateer

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Outside the steps of our humble hom me, a chance to share ciinem matic histor y with family and friends becomees one of my favoriite pastimes of these summer monthsâ&#x20AC;?.

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““There is nothing like the smell of fresh spring laundr y dr ying this summer night. The soft cotten graces my face -- I begin to help a friend hang the newly washed garments-- we laugh thinking about the pressures of our lives-- a good moment.

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9:38 pm : the roof deck and laundr y experience

“The sounds and view of the city bring me here, this is my space. Alone, I sit here awaiting the good company brought about by friends. I remember the sun setting in the west and I feel connected and ready.”

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Brent Castro 615 . 948 . 5606 bcastro14@gmail.com