Ling's description in English:

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I had a diarrhea on Tuesday morning (b/c my hubby took my blanket while I was sleeping, therefore, I caught the cold). So I called and left a message with my boss, and told him that I would be in 1/2 hour late. The train bypassed Futon street due to the disaster happening on the ground, so I got out on the Wall St. I saw papers everywhere on the floors, and then I saw the WTC buildings each with burning holes. I couldn't believe my eyes! They looked so unreal, it was like someone filming a movie. I guessed the reason was that they were so high up, and therefore, don't look real from the ground. I stood in the crowd, and heard all sorts of stories from the witnesses. Then someone told me that "you should get out of here, these things might collapse anytime. All of sudden, I was awake and starting walking toward the subway. I took the train updown. On the train, a lady said that she couldn't even sit down due to what she saw that morning. She witnessed a person jumped off the building while she was in her office across the street from the towers. Again, I was in shock. After I got off the train, I walked and saw many people with sad faces, and one of the ladies was walking and crying. I walked toward her and asked her whether she knew anyone in the WTC. She said no but it was just so sad to see this happened. They not only destroyed the buildings, they sank our hearts! Later, I heard people screaming and said that the building #2 had collapsed! I was in disbelief of what I heard. I hurried home, and my hubby ran over and hugged me, and we both started to cried. Seconds later, the building #1 (the one I work in) also collapsed. The nightmares seem never ended.

I called my company's (Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield Health Insurance Company) hotline and found out that out of 2000 of employees in the building 1, only 46 so far were unaccounted for. All of the rest were OK. It's because we were located below 32nd floor of tower one. Most employees should have enough time to escape before the building collapsed. My company is searching for a new building as soon as possible, so that we can report back to work. That's my story, and I thank all of you out there, friends, colleages and family members for your concerns and support. And I wish all of you the best! God bless America!

Thanks again,

Ling

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Yibin's description in Chinese:

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今天早上我十点左右才起床。看到电话留言机上凌云的同学的三个留言， 语气关切， 询问她是否一切平安。我一时没搞懂怎么回事， 给凌云打电话没人接。 打开EMAIL看到陈昊飞的EMAIL：Hi Ah-kang and Ling,

Are you OK, just saw the breaking news and try to call you guys hundreds of times. Seems the line is not OK. Worried for you guys, especiall Lin, Let me know if you are OK

Haofei

还是没搞懂发生了什么事， 窗外阳光灿烂， 一切似乎都很正常。 一打开电视， 简直不能相信画面上浓烟滚滚的仅存的一个世贸中心大楼。所有的电视台都在播发这一画面。 我脑筋空白了一会尔， 后来想起凌云是在还未倒塌的一号楼上班，而且她们公司的楼层较低， 生还的可能性还是较大的。但尽管这么想我还是手脚发抖，四肢冰凉。没多久传来钥匙开门声， 凌云开门进来，简直象梦境一般。我们相拥大哭。几分钟后， 一号楼也塌了。

我们先用EMAIL向朋友们报平安， 电话很长时间不通， 通了后赶紧给凌云和我家里打电话。凌云一家很早就知道出事(她们家很清楚的可看到世贸中心)， 电话又打不通。 凌云九十岁的奶奶看著电视大哭。凌云报了平安， 一家人总算安下心来。

我们说起来真是佛祖保佑，福大命大。 我昨晚空调开的过大， 半夜抢凌云被子盖，过一会尔(四点)又突然觉得肚子饿(虽然睡前才吃得很饱)，起来到厨房吃了半个蛋糕。搞得凌云一夜没睡好， 早上起床又拉肚子，迟了半小时上班。她一般8：45左右到世贸中心(第一次撞机的时间)，今天9：15左右才到，地铁绕开世贸中心才停， 她出地铁站口(约200米外)看了一下， 不知所措。有一人走过来对她说还不快走， 大楼随时会倒。她赶紧转身回地铁站乘车回家， 几分钟后二号楼就倒了。

我们下午到银行取现金和买一些食品。世贸中心的浓烟在我们住的地方都能看得一清二楚。街上的人都没有笑容， 但没有人惊慌失措，更没人乘火打劫。杂货店和银行排队的长龙也都井然有序。医院里献血的人排成长龙。孙铮刚才打电话来也说DUKE医院献血中心也是暴满。抢救时消防局正副局长冲在最前， 以身殉职。今天我真正领略到了美国人民在危难时刻的坚忍和团结互助。恐怖分子可以毁掉几个大楼，却动摇不了这个民族的筋骨。

电视报道说大楼撤离是也是井然有序，没有歇斯底里踩死踩伤人的景象。

日本人偷袭珍珠港， 换来的是两颗原子弹。恐怖分子和他们的后台一被查出， 不会有什么好下场的。这种没有人性的杂种， 真主都会让他们下地狱。