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To: KLP who wrote (77262)	10/14/2004 1:29:07 AM
From: Neeka	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793754

Thank you so much for sharing your observations, and for telling me about the experience she went through up close and personal on that day. On 9/11, a friend was in tower one at a meeting and told us of the calm and orderly manner in the way people conducted themselves as they were leaving after the first attack. Everyone was confused but understood that to survive, it was in their best interest to follow the instructions given by the firemen who were there to assist them. He said they got out of the tower and ran away but not far enough away to avoid the heat wave from the second bombing. He said at that point chaos was everywhere, and people were in a panic. He saw the bodies and the fire and the ruin and the fear and the smoke and despair and the hero and the concerned and the frustration and the blood and the grateful and the helping hand and people reach out to one another for help. He understands he was fortunate to get away with his life. Maybe it was luck, or maybe it was divine intervention......he can't explain it to himself let alone your or me. I haven't seen him in a few years, but next time I do I'll be sure to ask him whether he considers the horrific human and material destruction he saw on 9/11 a nuisance.