Place Des Lices

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    The place became crater on each side,
    sank down to its first skull,
    shedding forests, oceans, dried
    bones and neons, as it fell through
    time like a forgotten pitted stone.
    Anne Sexton (1928–1974)

    When I was growing up I used to think that the best thing about coming from Des Moines was that it meant you didn’t come from anywhere else in Iowa. By Iowa standards, Des Moines is a mecca of cosmopolitanism, a dynamic hub of wealth and education, where people wear three-piece suits and dark socks, often simultaneously.
    Bill Bryson (b. 1951)