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Their MIT surroundings were little more than a blur to those trying to escape the drenching rain and gusting winds of an Oct. 25 nor'easter.
Their MIT surroundings were little more than a blur to those trying to escape the drenching rain and gusting winds of an Oct. 25 nor'easter.
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Fierce winds and lashing rains seem to have whipped up a little resentment judging by the body languate of these two, who were watching the wild weather from the entrance to 77 Mass. Ave. on Tuesday, Oct. 25.
Fierce winds and lashing rains seem to have whipped up a little resentment judging by the body languate of these two, who were watching the wild weather from the entrance to 77 Mass. Ave. on Tuesday, Oct. 25.
For a queue of hungry customers, determination to get a warm meal from a lunch truck near campus outweighs the inconveniences of waiting in the rain.
For a queue of hungry customers, determination to get a warm meal from a lunch truck near campus outweighs the inconveniences of waiting in the rain.

A version of this article appeared in MIT Tech Talk on October 26, 2005 (download PDF).

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