In the 1950's, she said, the city tore down much of the equipment.
That this tearing of skin from flesh was how her mother and father had died.
"I've torn both of them and know what it feels like," White said.
It was like a great tearing of cloth or flesh.
One main failure mode is caused by tearing of the material.
One man's arm was torn clear of his body.
They tore down many of the buildings to make rafts.
They had heard a sound, like a great tearing of cloth, but did not recognize it as rifle fire.
Torn free of her, and used to connect them.
I had been torn free of that web of contact.