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\"Dorsa<\/p>\n

This unearthed vintage building in St. Louis is just too incredible not to share<\/a>. It’s amazing. I can’t imagine what walking through it must be like. Well, yes I can. I imagine it’s like seeing what earth used to be like in 1947\u00c2\u00a0before the Apocalypse. You know, the Apocalypse<\/a>.<\/p>\n

More pictures here.<\/a><\/p>\n

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This unearthed vintage building in St. Louis is just too incredible not to share. It’s amazing. I can’t imagine what walking through it must be like. Well, yes I can. 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