Prelude: an Angler's Wish in Town

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_When tulips bloom in Union Square, / And timid breaths of vernal air / Are wandering down the dusty town, / Like children lost in Vanity Fair; _

_When every long, unlovely row / Of westward houses stands aglow / And leads the eyes toward sunset skies, / Beyond the hills where green trees grow; _

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