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Slowly, over time, the city had<br />
crept farther and farther north.<br />
All around, the skyscrapers<br />
of today encroached on this<br />
sleeping dinosaur. Each new<br />
building hovering taller and<br />
taller. Each one surpassing St.<br />
Patrick’s spires and reaching<br />
one foot closer to the heavens.<br />
Sam’s feeling of security<br />
vanished. Fiftieth Street was<br />
simply a block from a different<br />
era. Sam’s eyes seized to<br />
adjust to the Neo-Gothic<br />
design clashing with the stark<br />
lines of modern buildings.<br />
Industry was overpowering the<br />
church.<br />
In a grasp of panic, Sam<br />
spun to avert his eyes from<br />
the incongruence. But even<br />
then, there was no relief. Even<br />
Atlas, who stood just across the<br />
way, was eyeing the ancient<br />
colossus. Ready to shrug at a<br />
moment’s notice and usher<br />
in a world unchained from<br />
outdated beliefs. A world not<br />
imposed by sin and guilt. A<br />
world of dreams and profits.<br />
“Just like it has no address,“<br />
Sam thought, “it has no real<br />
place in today’s New York.”<br />
He slowly walked away,<br />
embracing the direction of the<br />
world.<br />
industry
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