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Secret scenes in a secret world – that’s how my sleepy hometown of Rockford, Illinois has always felt to me. But like a long lost romance, I can never seem to escape the sense of desolation, the sheer loneliness here. I’ve walked around watching scenes of downtown unfold, then fade away – often without any camera at all.