It was heartbreaking. I can't even tell you. It's like closing not just a chapter in my life, but slamming a door on an entire history, not just my history, but the countless students who have gone through these halls.
Sonia Sotomayor expresses her deep emotional response to the closing of her former school and its impact on the history of many students.
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