Despite the deception, however, New York is hard to let go of. On one hand, it may be just another trick of the contemptuous city; similar to the songs of the sirens in Homer's ancient epic The Iliad, the city attracts us.
... I guess those would be the sirens Achilles mounted to his chariot as he dragged Hector around Troy ... flashing lights too ...
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