I took this derive at night with my girlfriend,and it took just under 40 minutes. We started at the corner of Bedford Ave and Kosciuszko St and our first rule was to walk in the direction of the brightest lights. This led us down the major avenue where many of the restaurants and bars illuminated the sidewalk. After turning west onto Quincy St, we decided to introduce a new rule to take us somewhere less familiar: whenever we reached an intersection, we would cross in whichever direction that was green. However, after turning onto Franklin Ave, my nose started to bleed and we had to head back towards Bedford to find a place to rest and clean up. After this detour, we resumed with the rules, which took us all the way to Fulton St. Walking without intention really made us slow down from our usual city walking pace. In doing so, we spent more time paying attention to the architecture of the houses around us and the silhouettes of people in their illuminated windows. It also took us down streets that we rarely encounter, even though they’re so close to the places we frequent.

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