LA is the loneliest and most brutal of American cities; NY gets god-aw…

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LA is the loneliest and most brutal of American cities; NY gets god-awful cold in the winter but there's a feeling of wacky comradeship somewhere in some streets. LA is a jungle. ✨ Jack Kerouac (1957). On the Road, Viking Press
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LA is the loneliest and most brutal of American cities; NY gets god-awful cold in the winter but there's a feeling of wacky comradeship somewhere in some streets. LA is a jungle. ✨ Jack Kerouac (1957). On the Road, Viking Press

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