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LET'S GO TO THE LIBRARY!



And not just any library. It has to be the New York Public Library, that majestic Beaux-Arts building at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street (remember the lions in Ghostbusters?). And why, you ask? Well. There are probably lots of books, lots of maps, lots of old dusty volumes dealing with arcane arts. Giles would love it here. But Sam? Sam was interested in only one thing in this building (a building that seems to be made entirely of marble)

The magnificent marble staircases.

This boy just had to climb every staircase he saw. And there were a lot of them! He didn't even care that the stairs were so high that they faded into the far off distance, or that his shoes were untied.

I found some great depression-era photos and prints.

Sam found more stairs.

Fortunately we had to meet Mom, take a cab uptown to a doctor appointment, take the subway home... If not, Sam would have stayed there climbing until......

At least he has his memories of a great afternoon. And the t-shirt.