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A century-old oak crashes onto a driveway, pancaking both of my friend’s cars. Trees of oak and elm, spruce and birch bombard a battered neighborhood that is my home.
Trick clearly vanquished this Halloween’s treat. Hurricane Sandy cast its fury on the Jersey Shore and ocean beds across New York and New Jersey. It snapped the sinews of town life, muffled the hums of life’s rhythms.

