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Article: Rainbows.
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- Quadrant
- Article date:
- September 1, 1998
- Author:
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One of the many "hidden costs" paid by city dwellers is that they so seldom can command a great, generous over-arching sweep of the sky, stretching away over the earth to touch the horizon in every direction. True, there are spots in most cities where a reasonable skyscape is possible in theory. Some of the elevated road sections along the freeways have great potential views, but if you stop suddenly for a meditative gaze, or take your eyes off the road even for a quick peep, it is likely to be the last look at the sky you'll ever get, from the underside, anyway.
Even for pedestrians, sky-gazing in the city is full of hazards -- risk of stepping into gutters or ...
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