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The Residents of Cranberry Street – Part 01

The iron tongue of midnight hath told twelve. Lovers, to bed. ‘Tis almost fairy time.

—William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night’s Dream

George Washington says… 1

Me? I’m a one-dollar bill from the United States of America. A sharp look, don’t you think? First, take a look at the front. There’s the distinguished face of the first president, George Washington. On the back, there’s a stylish green geometric pattern. Yes, I’m the most widely used and cherished bill in this country.

Old, you say? Tearing in the middle, the corners rounded and tattered?

That’s right. I’m an old bill. In other words, a living witness to history! You see, it all began fifty years ago. Fresh off the press at the newly opened NY Mint, I was printed alongside many of my companions and entered the world.

A lot has happened since then! One sunny morning on a corner of Broadway, I helped a young