Some cities, like wrapped boxes under Christmas trees, conceal unexpec…

Truman Capote
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Some cities, like wrapped boxes under Christmas trees, conceal unexpected gifts, secret delights. Some cities will always remain wrapped boxes, containers of riddles never to be solved, nor even to be seen by vacationing visitors, or, for that matter, the most inquisitive, persistent travelers. ✨ Truman Capote (2012). Music For Chameleons, p.205, Vintage
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