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Yeah - I went to a rust-belt high school in the 80's, and remember all the excessive pessimism. On my return visit this spring, I got to see how the story unfolded.

Burned out buildings. Unpaved streets. City reverting to wildland.

Things truly fell apart. The center could not hold.



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