The Steam Box

On their website, Dupray Industries of Montreal, Quebec, competently markets a portable Steam Box capable of directing a blast at 145psi and 378ºF which, together with its detergent injection system, makes it ideal for the removal of old chewing gum from concrete surfaces . . . all of which entirely fails to capture the magic of walking down Yonge Street at 3:00 AM towards the low pulse of machinery and the hiss of steam outside the Charles Promenade, the fat plexiglass display cases like treasure-filled bubbles floating above the clouds, the smell of exotic fruit in the air, the slightest hint of mint.

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