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If on a Summer’s Day a Television

San Francisco has a remarkable economy of curbside treasure. Items that one might find in dumpsters elsewhere are placed on the sidewalk for collection. Good things—wonderful things—will find a second, third or fourth home, evaporating from view within minutes. More threadbare items—things that have already lived a number of lives—will also find a home. It might take a little while longer, but they too will vanish.

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TODAY’S FEATURE

Go Climb a Tree

When all you want is get away from it all, just grab a branch, hoist yourself up, and leave your troubles below. RALPH GAMELLI guides you to a peaceful place.

OUR MAN IN BOSTON

Manguel on Reading

Alberto Manguel writes about his first love.

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