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Nov 6, 2012 4:30 PM EST
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Staten Island Diary: 1 Editor Shares His Harrowing Stories & Photos

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That bed had floated across the room and rested against the sliding doors that opened to the backyard, with Marlena’s sizable stuffed animal collection still resting in the middle of the mattress where they had been meticulously placed before the home was abandoned. The house, and my mother-in-law's home, were ruined.

Marlena's actual home.

Photo: Courtesy of Ana Petree Garcia

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