Des Moines is like your typical American city; it's just these concent…

Bill Bryson
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Des Moines is like your typical American city; it's just these concentric circles of malls, built outward from the city.
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Des Moines is like your typical American city; it's just these concentric circles of malls, built outward from the city.

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