II. The First Days…Ominous Inklings; Fearful Foretastes
(Wherein our correspondent finds alarming hints of looming distemper, but of which
he has yet to encounter)
Gary Johnson at Athens Airport September 10 at 2:13pm ·
Earlier Dispatch (delayed) -- Arrived safely Wednesday noon...Immediately struck by the
evidence of social turmoil...airport in shambles, evidently left this way by one or another of
the warring factions...luckily, the runways escaped serious damage.
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Gary Johnson at Philippos Hotel Athens September 10 at 9:02am ·
Two blocks to the Acropolis... somebody did some serious damage to a lot of the buildings
around here...
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Gary Johnson at Plaka District, Athens September 10 at 12:49pm ·
Random Notes...Some observations in the final countdown to the new elections...Small
armored vehicles are everywhere...staying out of their way is the big problem...luckily they're
easy to spot...for some reason they're all painted yellow...
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Jim: Try to look like you don't fit in.
James: Vicky says you won't be able to pass for a Greek
Jack: are you going through Turkey?
Gary Johnson: Not if I can avoid it, Jack.
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THE CONE - ISSUE #7 - FALL 2015