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Store window, Berlin, New Hampshire: photo by Charles Steinhacker, June 1973
When the mist cleared they found themselves in the street
Dust and bits of broken glass and metal their twisting carpet
And ahead the plate glass window toward which they walked unsteadily
Reflected back at them the images they desired
Of beings they thought they loved or someday could
But when they reached out to touch the ones they had thought there
They felt only air, and hair made of frayed string, and visages of wood
Movie theatre, Berlin, New Hampshire: photo by Charles Steinhacker, June 1973
Photos by Charles Steinhacker, June 1973 for the Environmental Protection Agency's Documerica project (US National Archives)