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Soundwalk in an Airport

I work in an airport and I spend my entire time, I have to walk around the terminal and speak to people a lot. There are a few parts in my day where I don't talk to anyone and just stand around listening and observing people and the terminal itself. I decided to record my soundwalk at this time. The airport terminal is large, tall, and is most of the time filled with hundreds, sometimes even thousands, of people. It's very echoey so anytime someone has a conversation from one end of the terminal, if it's mostly empty, you will faintly hear their voices. Every 30 minutes or so there is an announcement that plays and says to not leave bags unattended at any time, all checked items are subject to search, and even not to get a ride from someone you don't know. As I stand there observing everything and everyone I hear children crying and yelling, TSA agents LOUDLY instructing people to have their IDs' and boarding passes ready to for them, people on lines complaining abo...