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Friday, June 20, 2008
The views in St. Louis
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On arriving in St. Louis, I was told, "You must go to see the (flooded) river. Imagine: there's a road under there."
I lay on the grass, on benches, twisted every whichway to try to capture the beauty of the arch. Here is my favourite:
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