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Sara Marcus

Sara Marcus

Writer and musician

Oct 26, 2026

7:46
You know, I
7:47
was...
7:51
I was growing up in an area whose mailing address was then Gaithersburg.
7:56
I was not in Bethesda or Silver Spring or Chevy Chase.
8:00
I wasn't in a suburb that was adjacent to the DC line or even to the Beltway.
8:07
I was out 270.
8:10
To get to the Black Cat, even without traffic, was like 40, 45 minutes.

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