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Copyright by Edwin Eevick 



LOOKING DOWN UPON A FOREST OE SKYSCRAPERS : NEW YORK CITY 



Upon the top of one of these man-made mountains there is the same peaceful quiet as 

 on any mountain top. No sound from the streets below comes up this distance. Men on the 

 sidewalks are infinitesimal dots, darting hither and yon. Looking down upon them, one is 

 inclined to reflect what puny beings humans are, and from this lofty point of view almost 

 forgets his sympathy for their personal interests. Then comes the realization that this moun- 

 tain was built by these puny beings from materials dug out of the earth in a crude state, 

 purified, shaped, and fastened together in a manner that will make it stand practically for 

 all time, and then a feeling of reverence for the human brain — that God-given boon which 

 has made these things possible. Xote the men on the tower in the foreground. 



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