Jack Abbott is perched forward in the passenger seat of a black, city-marked SUV. As the vehicle moves down the road, Abbott examines the pavement before him. His head moves slightly back and forth, like a boat captain surveying the sea.
“There’s one,” he says, spotting a pothole.
He looks down at the clipboard in his lap to see if it’s on the typed list of 42 “repair items” he has already noted on this stretch.
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