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‘I got a call at 5 o’clock ...’

By Francesco Guerrera and Michael Mackenzie

Published: September 14 2009 21:53 | Last updated: September 14 2009 21:53

The phones in Wall Street’s corner offices began ringing in the middle of a rainy Friday afternoon on September 12, as New York’s sweltering summer was giving way to a breezy autumn.

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