When the world was filled with a river light, everyone wore hats and you could hear Sidney Bechet & the New Orleans Feetwarmers from the radio in the ironmonger's shop. The last generation of chainsmokers who woke the world in the morning with their coughing, performed obsolete dance steps like "the Cleveland Chicken", set sail on ships, and whose gods were as ancient as yours and mine, whoever you are.
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