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2002-08-19

I awoke to the sound of my phone ringing and heard my friend tell me to turn on my tv. The channel didnt matter. The first thing I saw was the replay of one of the impacts. I glanced at my computer screen and saw an instant message from my friend who lives in New York city that said "oh my god i just saw a plane crash into the world trade center". I will never forget that moment for as long as I live.

I was unforunate enough to have an economics final exam scheduled for that morning. I took the exam but all I could think about were my friends in New York and both my parents who were on airplanes at the time. I found out as soon as I returned from my exam that my parents were safe.

I was lucky enough to quickly get through on the phone to both of my friends who live in New York, and they were safe too.

Thank you for making this resource available. I feel that it will be an invaluable historical document for the future of humanity (or inhumanity).