Myers, camera phone in hand, walked up to strangers and asked them to name their favorite place nearby and give directions.

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Rather than dismiss the voice and deal with the problem at hand, I found myself projecting it outward onto random strangers.

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Many people across the country cherish letters he wrote in his own hand to family members on important occasions, to old friends dealing with sickness and loss, to strangers with questions about his days in Hollywood.

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Strangers lent cell phones, moms held other moms' babies so they could have a break, passengers gave a hand to the elderly to ensure they got up and down the stairs safely and guys were ready and willing to lift wheelchairs of sick children up and down the stairs, as my friend Nick Burge did.

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