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Overheard on the Hill

By Warren Rojas
Posted February 13, 2012 at 11:56pm

“The building and the grounds were really like the most beloved neighbor.”

— Mary Z. Gray, a 93-year-old Capitol Hill native and author, reflecting Monday on a youth spent frolicking in the shadow of the Dome.

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