It's more impressive, I said out loud. From a distance, I mean. You ca…

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It's more impressive, I said out loud. From a distance, I mean. You can't see the wear on things, you know? You can't see the rust or the weeds or the paint cracking. You see the place as someone once imagined it. ✨ John Green (2013). Paper Towns, p.57, A&C Black
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