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My mother had explained to me that buildings needed human breath in them to keep them moist and held together. Abandoned buildings are like abandoned people—they die sooner.
His mind switched quickly to how ok the “newness”—and the gentrification in general—felt, but then on the flip side was the flawed reasoning of loving something or thinking it “authentic” just because it seemed to be surviving neglect and abuse.