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Get your bag for the day. Fill it with the essentials: Wallet Keys Phone Mace Pens Pocket-knife Lotion ID card Whistle Tampons. Head out. Double check that the door is locked. Triple check. (Are you really sure?) Walk to the subway. Look at the sky. The sun is shining. (It always is.) Look behind you. (Double check.) Stroll. (But not too slow.) Get to the station. Swipe your card. Drop a dollar in the guitar case of a performer. Smile. Avoid eye contact with anyone else. Don’t smile. Grip your bag. Tight. Get off the train. Walk up the stairs. Walk into the street. Look at the sky. The sun is still shining. (It always is.)
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Jan 4, 2020
Jan 4, 2020 at 12:43 PM UTC
Day Trip
Get your bag for the day. Fill it with the essentials: Wallet Keys Phone Mace Pens Pocket-knife Lotion ID card Whistle Tampons. Head out. Double check that the door is locked. Triple check. (Are you really sure?) Walk to the subway. Look at the sky. The sun is shining. (It always is.) Look behind you. (Double check.) Stroll. (But not too slow.) Get to the station. Swipe your card. Drop a dollar in the guitar case of a performer. Smile. Avoid eye contact with anyone else. Don’t smile. Grip your bag. Tight. Get off the train. Walk up the stairs. Walk into the street. Look at the sky. The sun is still shining. (It always is.)
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moniqueezeh
21/nyc
Jan 4, 2020
Jan 4, 2020 at 12:43 PM UTC
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