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1、TextLastmandownThefireman’sstory11September20019:59AM1Itcameasiffromnowhere.2Therewereabouttwodozenofusbythebankofelevatorsonthe35thfloorofthenorthtoweroftheWorldTradeCenter.Wewerefirefighters,mostly,andwewereinvariousstagesofexhaustion.Someguysweresweatinglikepigs.Somehadt
2、heirturnoutcoatsoff,ortiedaroundtheirwaists.Quiteafewwerebreathingheavily.Otherswereraringtogo.Allofusweretakingabeattocatchourbreaths,andourbearings,figureoutwhatthehellwasgoingon.We'dbeenatthisthing,hard,foralmostanhour,somealittlebitless,andwewerenowhereclosetodone.Ofcou
3、rse,wehadnoideawhattherewaslefttodo,butwehadn'tmadeadent.Text3Andthenthenoisestarted,andthebuildingbegantotremble,andweallfroze.Deadsolidstill.Whatevertherehadbeenlefttodowouldnowhavetowait.Forwhat,wehadnoidea,butitwouldwait.Or,itwouldn't,butthatwasn'tthepoint.Thepointwasth
4、atnoonewasmoving.Toaman,noonemoved,excepttolifthiseyestotheceiling,toseewheretheracketwascomingfrom.Asifwecouldseeclearthroughtheceilingtilesforaneasyanswer.Noonespoke.Therewasn'ttimetoturnthoughtintowords,eventhoughtherewastimetothink.TextFormeanyway,therewastimetothink,to
5、omuchtimetothink,andmythoughtswereallovertheplace.Everypossibleworst-casescenario,andafewmorebesides.Thebuildingwasshakinglikeinanearthquake,likeanamusementparkthrillridegoneberserk,butitwastherumblethatstruckmestillwithfear.Thesheervolumeofit.Thewayitcoursedrightthroughme.
6、Icouldn'tthinkwhatthehellwouldmakeanoiselikethat.Likeathousandrunawaytrainsspeedingtowardsme.Likeaherdofwildbeasts.Likethethunderofarockslide.Hardtoputitintowords,butwhateverthehellitwasitwasgainingspeed,andgatheringforce,andgettingcloser,andIwasstuckinthemiddle,unabletoget
7、outofitspath.Text4It'samazing,thekindofthingyouthinkaboutwhenthereshouldbenotimetothink.Ithoughtaboutmywifeandmykids,butonlyfleetinglyandnotinanykindoflife-flashing-before-my-eyessortofway.Ithoughtaboutthejob,howcloseIwastomakingdeputy.IthoughtaboutthebagelsIhadleftonthekit
8、chencounterbackatthefirehouse.Ithoughthowwefiremenwerealwayssayingtoeachother,"I'l
