Highwire Act

"The Venetians had a slogan, 'com'era, dov'era,' which means 'the way it was, where it was.' New York must do the same thing." And Petit added an incentive. "If they are rebuilt, I will dance across again," he promised. "I will dance across and people will look up at the sky and they will believe again that mountains can move. They can move, you know. I have seen it." That's a nice thought for a city still buried underneath one.

Gersh Kuntzman is also a columnist for The New York Post. His website is at http://www.gersh.tv

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