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"Even someone who's not a total Apple fan girl could easily see why someone would be, while at Apple's flagship store in New York City Wednesday night, following the news of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs's death. \nAt the NYC store, there were throngs of mourners, shoppers and people simply trying to get on camera. Media presence was high. People were chastised for loitering, and repeat offenders were asked to leave the premises.  Security and police removed letters, confiscated flowers, and blew out memorial candles consistently for three hours after news of Jobs's death surfaced. One frustrated man ripped three bouquets away from security and demanded to know where he could place them without fear of removal. After that, security eased, and a shrine slowly began to form.\n\nSEE ALSO: Mourners Create Impromptu Memorials for Steve Jobs at Apple Stores [PICS]\nFlowers, signs, apples (both bitten and whole), and candles lined the steps. However, it was a notebook that especially defined the moment. People \u2014 who had never met the former Apple CEO, but were still touched by his life \u2014 had left him handwritten letters.\nHere are a few of the notes left for Steve, presented anonymously. \nIf you saw this notebook on the steps, what would you have written?\n\n\nLetters to Steve\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\"You inspired me\"\n\nDear Steve,\nYou inspired me to care deeply about the things I make, people I spend my time with, and choices I make every day. I learned about thinking different and embracing it. Your innovations have changed me and our world. I hope we can continue your legacy by continuing to work in your likeness by being overwhelmingly passionate about what we do and caring about the people around us. \nThank you.\n- Nick\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\"There are two kinds of men in this world\"\n\nDear Steve,\nThere are 2 kinds of men in this world: those who need obituaries written for them and those whose accomplishments and successes are so magnified that obituaries are needless. You are one of the few men in American history who firmly belong to the latter category.\nThank you for all you've done and for inspiring so many generations of thinkers.\nJason\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\"I'll follow you.\"\n\nIn the jingle-jangle morning, I'll follow you. \nLove, Alexander\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\"The biggest apple fanboy ever\"\n\nSteve,\nI will enjoy your products for life. \nThanks for everything.\n- Josh, the biggest apple fanboy ever.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\"I love you\"\n\nI\nU\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\"You changed the world\"\n\nSteve,\nYou changed the world in the space I used to write this.\nRest in Peace\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\"We will miss you\"\n\nSteve,\nThank you for changing the world. We will miss you.\nSasha\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMore Coverage of Steve Jobs's Death\n\nNEWS:\nSteve Jobs Has Died\nSteve Jobs: 1955 \u2013 2011\nSteve Jobs Authorized Biography Release Date Bumped Up\nNewspapers React to the Death of Steve Jobs [PICS]\nSteve Jobs\u2019s Other Amazing Companies: NeXT and Pixar\nGALLERIES:\nSteve Jobs, 1955-2011: The Web Remembers\n15 Inspirational Steve Jobs Quotes\nMourners Create Impromptu Memorials for Steve Jobs at Apple Stores [PICS]\nIn Memoriam: Letters to Steve Jobs\nVIDEOS:\nSteve Jobs Remembered: 10 of His Most Magical Moments [VIDEO]\nSteve Jobs\u2019s 2005 Stanford Commencement Speech [VIDEO]\nSteve Wozniak on Steve Jobs [VIDEOS]\nCONDOLENCES :\nApple\u2019s Board of Directors on Steve Jobs\nApple Pays Tribute to Steve Jobs\nJobs Family Statement: \u201CSteve Died Peacefully\u201D\nMark Zuckerberg Pays Tribute to Steve Jobs\nGoogle Founders: Steve Jobs Was an Inspiration\nDisney CEO: \u201CJobs Was Such an Original\u201D\nBill Gates: \u201CI Will Miss Steve Immensely\u201D \nPresident Obama on Steve Jobs: \u201CThe World Has Lost a Visionary\u201D\nGoogle\u2019s Homepage Pays Tribute to Steve Jobs\nOTHER:\nRIP Steve Jobs: Share Your Condolences [OPEN THREAD]\nMemories Of Steve Jobs: Interviews &amp; Inspiration\nSteve Jobs: Goodbye to an Icon\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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