They're gone now. It's after noon. You can still find a free bench. But if you're walking, you're not making time. "I wanted to come when no one was here, so we came early, by 9 a.m." That's Patty Volpi. She was studying the calendars at a kiosk in The Plaza about 10:30 a.m. _ and leaving in "10 minutes," said daughter Jenna, 13. They live in King of Prussia, five minutes from the mall. "We're here all the time," Mom says. Jenna needed gifts for friends, so they were here again, but early. "You can park close by and walk in." That's something folks rolling through the parking lot now can only dream of. Take my space. I'm out of here.
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