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... Manhattan's most fashionable squares , with the presentation of a bottle of whisky in lieu of cash . I sold the whisky in a downtown bar for ten dollars after wandering about for a pair of hours , and made my way back to City Island in ...
... Manhattan's most fashionable squares , with the presentation of a bottle of whisky in lieu of cash . I sold the whisky in a downtown bar for ten dollars after wandering about for a pair of hours , and made my way back to City Island in ...
Page 114
... Manhattan sky- scrapers in the misty distance . " Bound to be a few among that lot , " I said . " Maybe . Okay , we'll delay sailing one day , but no longer ; I'm behind schedule as it is . " " Right , I'll need a week's pay in advance ...
... Manhattan sky- scrapers in the misty distance . " Bound to be a few among that lot , " I said . " Maybe . Okay , we'll delay sailing one day , but no longer ; I'm behind schedule as it is . " " Right , I'll need a week's pay in advance ...
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... Manhattan subway system . Like many other phenomena in America , only the superlative can be used to try to convey any sense of the noisiest , dirtiest , most crowded , most dangerous ( to the more affluent than I ) , and . . . the most ...
... Manhattan subway system . Like many other phenomena in America , only the superlative can be used to try to convey any sense of the noisiest , dirtiest , most crowded , most dangerous ( to the more affluent than I ) , and . . . the most ...
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