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 The axis of the earth sticks out visibly through the centre of 
each and every town or city.  
 The axis of the earth sticks out visibly through the centre of 
each and every town or city. 
 Towered cities please us then,
 And the busy hum of men.  
 Towered cities please us then,
 And the busy hum of men. 
The point of cities is multiplicity of choice.
The point of cities is multiplicity of choice.
A great city is not to be confounded with a populous one.
A great city is not to be confounded with a populous one.
If, in New York, you arrive late for an appointment, say, "I took a taxi
If, in New York, you arrive late for an appointment, say, "I took a taxi
The California crunch really is the result of not enough power-generating plants and then not enough power to power the read more
The California crunch really is the result of not enough power-generating plants and then not enough power to power the power of generating plants.
When you look at a city, it's like reading the hopes, aspirations and pride of everyone who built it.
When you look at a city, it's like reading the hopes, aspirations and pride of everyone who built it.
 Every man cannot go to Corinthum.
 [Lat., Non cuivis homini contingit adire Corinthum.]  
 Every man cannot go to Corinthum.
 [Lat., Non cuivis homini contingit adire Corinthum.] 
 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill 
cannot be hid.  
 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill 
cannot be hid.