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distance beyond. Right below us rise the roofs and 

 spires of the city itself, the Cornell Library Building, 

 and the new High School Building being conspicuous 

 among surrounding edifices. Just at the base of West 

 Hill runs the sluggish Inlet ; on its bank are the great ele- 

 vators, further to the north the steamboat landing and 

 the dingy coal docks. Near the base of the East Hill, 

 witching Willow Avenue leads the now quiet Cascadilla 

 to the Lake. Such is the Forest City as seen in the 

 whole, nestling among its hills, guarded by its sylvan 

 deities. 



But from the hill let us come nearer, and visit those 

 places that we should know about, and learn how they 

 came to be. 



