Frihetens gudinna
Båten från Battery Park styr ut mot Frihetsgudinnan. Det är fuktigt. Bakom oss försvinner Manhattans skyline i dimman. Jag vänder blicken mot hamninloppet och spejar efter Frihetsgudinnan. Det…
Båten från Battery Park styr ut mot Frihetsgudinnan. Det är fuktigt. Bakom oss försvinner Manhattans skyline i dimman. Jag vänder blicken mot hamninloppet och spejar efter Frihetsgudinnan. Det…
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