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because of the whiteness, and partly because of the 

 peculiarity of the atmosphere, for which of course the 

 Parisian is not responsible, but should have remembered 

 in building. Advantage might surely have been taken 

 of so clear an air in some manner. The colour and 

 tone, the light and shade, the change and variety of 

 London are entirely wanting; in short, Paris is the 

 plainest city in Europe. 



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