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1.57sWe can take them.
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7.64sOn April 10, 2912, my late husband and I set off down Fifth Avenue aboard the Land Titanic,
3.27sthe largest street-going vessel ever built.
4.87sJust four days into her maiden voyage, as we approached 32nd Street,
3.37sthe land liner struck a mailbox and went down.
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5.54s2,000 souls were lost that day, including my dear husband.
3.45sIn loving memory, I established the Mr. Astor Endowment,
4.24swhich this year supports the United Mutant Scholarship Fund.
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