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At Linda Vista Skatepark, after the Jehovah’s Witnesses have set up their brochure stand but before Clairemonsters start squaring them up, Breno skates on his lunch break. Breno is a skater and graphic designer from Brazil who appreciates good skating and good music. “—Wow, look at the way he grinds that rail!” he said, interrupting the story he was telling me, “that rail’s like 12 feet, and he did it in one fluid motion. That’s crazy, man.”
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Abbey Wicks 
Nick Hancock