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The Quiet City at Dawn

Between four and six a.m. a city tells the truth about itself.

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Street sweepers, bakers, a fox crossing a tram line as if it held the lease. This is the city before it performs.

I have walked dawn streets in six cities now. They share a hush, and a particular gold on the upper windows.

If you are stuck, go out before the world is loud. Description comes easily when nobody is watching.

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