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The Mall 2.2: Forward

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The Mall 2.2: Forward You've been in malls before. You once went to Sky Mall before visiting Roosevelt Field Mall. You've been in smaller malls in little towns such as this one, too. You've never been in this one, though. It is larger than the stores inside warrant. It looks like it underwent an ambitious renovation at some point during the early 00's but never really caught on. The ghosts of that ambition, according to the coworker that suggested this place to begin with, can be seen and felt both. As you walk onwards, you realize the truth in those words. You see yards of places that once were, shut down and left with only a "for lease" sign in the long run. Matt told you how there was once a Sears that drew in the mall's biggest revenue. There were more than four pretzel shops then; two served other foods. There were stores around every corner, plus an Arby's and a pizza joint.  It didn't matter in the end, though; none of