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By Jack Joseph Smith

Pre se blued sis a a weg vith y, warrkry» (nw Teh ise er rte 6 forus ZF Lineiniitfitban!, | ry The-luxury linner was in the harbors Animal ant Jaquetine-stood by the-brase:railing amiling with curved" glasses: of white-liquor} im their-handss a spring wind blessed’ Los Angeles after the last of the-rainss and 'ruffed' the-sea: somewhat aa: the long: Beach sky was:cleared of cloudds Stuffed* as. these: cloudsswereewith the junk of chemical’ man, still, the endings of winters desert winds saw fit to "bring space-to this days Down below von the pier mingled a-group of a few: women and about twenty men. The men were~in bursts: of laughter: every ten seconds: or so, and they were: passing wine-and marijuanas The-group-as a-wiole~ was dyessed! loudly, thouglt eaoti ones nature= seemed’ set! apart’ Show the-other, as=il aratage:playo One= . aexewan aut and’ booming, with a dark face-and ‘eye= At nkRiae Al - TRE GPETA browss and ‘discolored teeth, He-was:'the-story teller announcing: the -results: this» ected’ voyage:woultl! bring, Another: man with equally dark skin wee ely, and he moved’ among the-crowd' that roared’ with lips: placky fhe curved’ for gossip and ‘ears:exactly leaned’ for thee ‘ jonenit” —Teaction. A few others: were=lean and handsome-with yellow chairs They were athletes, and would’ sooff at themselves and ‘others: as: they aor the wine-and passed’ it’ ons Stilr omens Dae witir Bored’ ; \ < a | Feb ese

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GPT

On the harbor liner, white liquor, spring wind, and a loudly dressed crowd turn Los Angeles into a floating theater of story, gossip, and display.

This page is all staging. The ship, pier, clothing, laughter, and storytelling create a vivid social panorama where every figure seems exaggerated into type while still retaining a separate nature.


Claude

On the harbor liner, white liquor and loud dress turn Los Angeles into a floating advertisement for itself. The page is civic caricature.