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STORIES: Everything in Its Place: annwalk
![Ann heads toward Esther Bierwirth's house through the back alley with a spring in her step. She and Esther, who's 90, once worked together in Hermann's old shoe factory and have been friends for decades.](http://cdn.lightgalleries.net/4bd5ebf1b1418/images/annwalk-2.jpg)
Ann heads toward Esther Bierwirth's house through the back alley with a spring in her step. She and Esther, who's 90, once worked together in Hermann's old shoe factory and have been friends for decades.