"Not long ago, I was making my way home from work in Chinatown when I saw something that made me stop short: 100 egg cartons (or egg trays, I later learned) stacked neatly on the curb outside a Chinese restaurant, in preparation for recycling... lying there nested together, bound with a red plastic bow, they suddenly took on the appearance of an interesting-looking bar or dining stool. Or the makings of one, anyway..."

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