World Trade disaster
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While on holiday on a narrow boat on the Kennet & Avon canal, we moored up in Bath. We had the television on and watched in horror as the two planes crashed into the World Trade Centre. Feeling very disconcerted, I went for a walk into the town of Bath.
I went into a large bookshop and started browsing computer books as is my interest.
My blood ran cold when, flicking through one of the books I saw an ink drawing of a plane flying towards a skyscraper. I was so shocked that I went up to another customer and showed him.
Shaken, I replaced the book and left the shop, and have ever since regretted not buying that book!
Date submitted:Sun, 20 Jun 2021 18:05:01 +0000Coincidence ID:11298
