I spent mid-morning bemused by encountered spaces: a mall with an utterly abandoned sleigh stage for future Santa performances, and a Hot Topic store with speakers blasting an emo “Happy Christmas/War Is Over” cover; concrete steps hosting fellow fire drillers under wan sunlight.
Stage
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