Thursday, February 22, 2018 11:55 PM

At the Heart of the City, a bus idles at a busy stop. The driver, outside the bus, is checking close to a dozen travel bags, backpacks, and other packages bunched together on the sidewalk. A soldier, his gun slung over his shoulder, stands nearby, talking on his cellphone. Lost or abandoned, a glittering wizard's hat, driven by the breeze, rolls in circles on the ground.