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...want to believe we are each unique, one-time-only events in the universe. We hope to happen again and again. And when the technology arrives for cloning adult individuals, genetic immortality should be within reach of the average multimillionaire. Ross Perot will be followed by a flock of little re-Rosses...
Many of the clients flock to the Districtparticularly for its bargains. "About half of ourcustomers are more practical....they are studentswho see that they don't have to pay $50 for a newpair of jeans, they can buy them here for $10,"says Chris Cassel, the store's manager. Thestore's most popular section is the grungedepartment, where they sell worn-in jeans for $10,flannels for two to six dollars, overalls for$15-$20, and work jackets for five to 10 dollars...
...middle of the pond you can see a flock of ducks. Notice that these are of the diving variety as opposed to the dabbling type." Ten pairs of binoculars peek through the gaps of the chain link fence that encircles Fresh Pond...
...catering to the young and trendy, Harvard may be jeopardizing the Square's future marketability. If the neighborhood becomes a collection of streamlined Shops by Harvard Yard, what will be left to distinguish the Square from every other mall-come-lately? Why should East Cambridge residents flock all the way to the Square, when they can get the same goods, and the same neon, at the CambridgeSide Galleria? And another thing. That huge "Shops by Harvard Yard" sign by Massachusetts Avenue--we think it's ugly and gaudy and call for its immediate and complete removal...
...good sport. Hands are, after all, one of the things that make humans unique. So in the world according to Ro, long distance running isn't a good sport either. Or maybe it is--they use their hands to grab the water from the thousands that flock to see them...