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BOSTON, Aug. 19 (UPI) -- The creators of a 264-square-foot hammock in Boston said it will become a gift to the city when their permit to keep it in a park expires.
Hansy Better Barraza, 34, who won a $1,000 grant from the Awesome Foundation for her idea, said the hammock was completed Sunday in the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway and a kick-off party is scheduled for Friday at 1:30 p.m., the Boston Globe reported Thursday.
Philip Glenn, 24, who has been manning the hammock 8 hours a day for Barazza, said it has already been a big hit with park visitors.
"We've had lots of kids playing on it, rolling around, a lot of people just taking afternoon naps," Glenn said.
Barazza said her permit to keep the hammock in the park will end Sept. 4 when she plans to present it as a gift to the city.
The conservancy in charge of the park said officials are considering making the hammock a permanent feature.
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