But that rebound could easily have occurred on the other side of the Hudson, to which many firms fled for a time.

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If Dugard's captors gave her any freedom, locals will start piping up about how she went to the grocery store or to the park, suggesting that she could have fled at any time.

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The Range Rover, which was said to have large black wheel rims, had fled the scene by the time police arrived.

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