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16. As a Californian, I know very little about Chicago

Mon Feb 2, 2026, 03:32 PM

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so thanks for that. Also, I remember that a while ago you posted that poem by Sandberg (I think) about Chicago being the city of big shoulders. I had heard the term before, but I actually read the poem when you posted the lyrics. It was very illustrative of how tough the city is. Gave me a real sense of the history of the place.

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