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Eavesdroplets: Overheard In Line For the Rain Room

May 16, 2013

MoMA's newest behemoth of an exhibit, Rain Room, is straight from a sci-fi lover's dream, but the wait to get in is a nightmare. Here is a random sampling of chatter from the not-so-patient crowd waiting to get in.

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