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相手… "Ordinary hotels are not very interesting."

私… "We can stay at a bed-breakfast if you want."

 

Tuesday, January 20

 

What is a cast-iron building, anyway?

 

(They stroll up one street and down another. )

Sam: What is a cast-iron building, anyway? Is the whole building made of iron?

Naoko: No. It has an iron skeleton. The walls maybe brick, like other buildings. But they don't support the weight of the building.

S.: Something like contemporary skyscrapers?

 

 

 

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