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Block Party

By Chad Nielsen

Saturday, November 15, 2008

So much rides on this little engine. Dontay Mack rattles off the inner workings of a Honda GX390, stopping after each component to show you his big brown eyes and subdued smile. Carburetor. Smile. Cylinder. Eyes. Spark plug. Smile. Intake. Eyes. Each pause is a question: Do you understand the motor? Do you get why it matters? It's not just the purr of an engine that keeps the high school senior returning down this fractured cobblestone street near the Philadelphia waterfront, past empty wareho ...

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