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Enter Coolbroth and CoCo about A century later. Although the trading floor had been shuttered for pretty much 3 years, Coolbroth says it had been still "incredibly well-preserved. When we first walked in here it was as if time had stopped, people just got up and left. There were still trading cards about the windowsills." The main trading board still reflects the final trades of millet, flaxseed and hog bellies, among a number of other commodities.
CoCo now leases the rehabbed space (along with unlimited coffee) to the people, small firms and groups. Workstations that may be rented part-time for as low as $50 per month, to corporate "campsites" leasing for $2,[url=http://parajumpersoutletjackets.webmium.com/][b]parajumpers outlet jackets[/b][/url],750 per month.
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