Three days to see(Part 3)
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Third">Third</span> <span word="Day">Day</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="greet">greet</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dawn">dawn</span>, <span word="anxious">anxious</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="discover">discover</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="delights">delights</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dawn">dawn</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="perpetually">perpetually</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="revelation">revelation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="beauty">beauty</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="imagined">imagined</span> <span word="miracle">miracle</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sight">sight</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="shall">shall</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="waste">waste</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="regrets">regrets</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="longings">longings</span>; <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="devoted">devoted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="friends">friends</span>, <span word="animate">animate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="inanimate">inanimate</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="revealed">revealed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Nature">Nature</span>. <span word="Today">Today</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="shall">shall</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="workaday">workaday</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="present">present</span>, <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="haunts">haunts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="activities">activities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>? <span word="So">So</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="destination">destination</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quiet">quiet</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="suburb">suburb</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Forest">Forest</span> <span word="Hills">Hills</span>, <span word="Long">Long</span> <span word="Island">Island</span>. <span word="Here">Here</span> , <span word="surrounded">surrounded</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="lawns">lawns</span>, <span word="trees">trees</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="flowers">flowers</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="neat">neat</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="houses">houses</span>, <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="voices">voices</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="movements">movements</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wives">wives</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="children">children</span>, <span word="havens">havens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="peaceful">peaceful</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="toil">toil</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lacy">lacy</span> <span word="structure">structure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="steel">steel</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="spans">spans</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="River">River</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="startling">startling</span> <span word="vision">vision</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ingenuity">ingenuity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="man">man</span>. <span word="Busy">Busy</span> <span word="boasts">boasts</span> <span word="chug">chug</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="scurry">scurry</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="river">river</span> - <span word="racy">racy</span> <span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="boat">boat</span>, <span word="stolid">stolid</span>, <span word="snorting">snorting</span> <span word="tugs">tugs</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sight">sight</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="delightful">delightful</span> <span word="activity">activity</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="river">river</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fantastic">fantastic</span> <span word="towers">towers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="stepped">stepped</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pages">pages</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fairy">fairy</span> <span word="story">story</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="awe">awe</span>-<span word="inspiring">inspiring</span> <span word="sight">sight</span>, <span word="these">these</span> <span word="glittering">glittering</span> <span word="spires">spires</span>. <span word="these">these</span> <span word="vast">vast</span> <span word="banks">banks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="stone">stone</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="steel">steel</span>-<span word="structures">structures</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gods">gods</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>! <span word="This">This</span> <span word="animated">animated</span> <span word="picture">picture</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="How">How</span> <span word="many">many</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wonder">wonder</span>, <span word="give">give</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="seconds">seconds</span> <span word="glance">glance</span>? <span word="Very">Very</span> <span word="few">few</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="fear">fear</span>, <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="blind">blind</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="magnificent">magnificent</span> <span word="sight">sight</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="familiar">familiar</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p>
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