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Ikea, the retail chain that will certainly change the face of sleepy Red Hook, is opening in two day's time. As fans camp out underneath the store in wait, The Life Vicarious scribe Adam Robb, who's fifth in line, is blogging for Racked from the scene.
The easel, mean to keep campers occupied during their wait
As the afternoon wears on, the line remains small. Campers are keeping to themselves and finding ways to beat the heat. Group gameplaying has yet to begin. Adam: Hangman games have been created and turned over to be revealed later. Fox and NBC are on the scene; they seem to be enthused by us. We're going into the store to be photographed!
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