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San Francisco’s Fate
Urban LifeSan Francisco's Fate
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With the wreck of her shattered glory,
Desolate, dire, complete;
With her landmarks grim and hoary
Strewn at her bleeding feet;
With the golden fruits of doing
Undone in a single day;
With the madden'd fates pursuing-
The…
San Francisco’s Promise
Urban LifeSan Francisco's Promise
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Thy Past rolled up in smoke and cloud
And darkness of catastrophe:
Thy Future rises, strong and proud,
Through ashes of thine agony;
Still foams the brine upon thy breast
Where great ships gather to their rest,…