Our hands are hot and raw with the stones we have laid, We have built a tower of stone high into the sky, We have built a city of towers. (Conrad Aiken)

Our hands are hot and raw with the stones we have laid, We have built a tower of stone high into the sky, We have built a city of towers.

Conrad Aiken

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