fiction
A City of Churches
Fiction, from 1972: “ ‘We are like other towns, except that we are perfect,’ he said. ‘Our discontent can only be held in check by perfection.’ ”
April 22, 1972
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Fiction, from 1972: “ ‘We are like other towns, except that we are perfect,’ he said. ‘Our discontent can only be held in check by perfection.’ ”