Elizabeth Regensberger's Independence Plaza

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Elizabeth Regensberger lives in a place called Independence Plaza, which is 5 blocks from where the World Trade Center stood. On September 11th, 2001 Elizabeth was planning to take a package to the post office across from the World Trade Center. Because she was pregnant, she was too tired, so she stayed home.
When the first attack happened, Elizabeth was in bed and heard a big banging sound. Her door shuttered, but she just thought it was really loud construction. Her mother, who lives across the street, called worried about five minutes later. Elizabeth thought it was strange that her mother would call so early in the morning and not leave a message, so she decided to call her back. When her brother answered the phone he was sobbing she

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