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All dwellers in cities must live with the stubborn fact of annihilation... Of all… — E.B. White

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All dwellers in cities must live with the stubborn fact of annihilation... Of all targets, New York has a certain clear priority. In the mind of whatever perverted dreamer might loose the lightning, New York must hold a steady, irresistible charm.

E.B. White
Here is New York · 1949
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New York CityNuclear holocaust
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1949
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E.B. White
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White, E. B and Roger Angell. Here is New York. Harper & Brothers, 1949.

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