Thursday, September 27, 2012
By the Waters of Babylon
"We shall go to the Place if the Gods-- the place newyork-- not one man but a company. We shall go look for the images of the gods and find the god ASHING and the others-- the gods Lincoln and Biltmore and Moses. But they were men who built the city, not gods or demons. They were men. I remember the dead man's face. They were men who were here before us. We must build again" (By the Waters of Babylon).
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The place "newyork" reminds me New York City. ASHING is an allusion to George Washington, first president of the United States, while Lincoln refers to Abraham Lincoln, who successfully led the Americans through the American Civil War. Biltmore is the New York City hotel while Moses is a New York City public official who supported construction projects. The quote confirms that the setting is in future New York City.
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