Michael Fiorello was widely criticized in Coney Island for his cautious attitude. Some thought he did not understand modernity. Then, one day, a house builder on Ostrich Island had no money to pay the workers and found no willing lenders. A few days later a ship builder on Fiore Island could not pay his suppliers. The toy train, reaching the end of the track, moved backwards, slightly.
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I really like this post. The way it builds to a conclusion. I don’t really know how to put it into words, but thank you for writing it. It is beautiful.