'Hallelujah' screeched the woman a few seats away, 'God will save us.' She didn't actually say how or when this was going to happen but seemed utterly convinced that it would. She, unknowingly, had a captive and unimpressed audience. She continued shouting, and I think almost singing (if that's what you call it). She was even overcome with tears at one point. It was a great performance, although sadly I don't think she was really that aware of us. The suits - charcoal grey, black, pinstriped - were trying to ignore her. Some plugged into MP3 players or IPods, emitting audible repetitive beats, to block out the noise; others desperately trying to pretend she wasn't there disappearing further into their newspapers and books. The tourists - alarmed to start with, then almost enjoying the entertainment laid
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