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Show Hiehlkhts of New York: The Mam Stem's mazda Inferno .h hpautv Bulbs wink and : ly carnival. The exciting pychnlc. of sounds along Times Square. Loud-speakers . utsfde music shops pta-whhg the tntpst iive jamboree. Shouts newsbo s roian-candling heaves mingle with the honking of horns ano Se shrieks of motorists when tem-ners tem-ners explode in the traffic maze. So firecracker gab of sidewalk ven. dors and flea-circus barkers rocket-fng rocket-fng their shrill shills. The bonfire .2 noise reaches its blazing peak a midnight when you can converse SSTby climbing to the top of your voice. The metropolis is a jagged carpet of stone and steel from atop the Empire State edifice. Skyscraper peaks provide exclamation points for the poetry of the sprawling city s landscape. Winds sprint over buddings budd-ings humming their natural lullabies. lulla-bies. Ribbons of traffic below move with paralytic Indecision, and hu-mans hu-mans are slow-motion dots along the streets. Distance transforms the turbulent roar of city life Into whispered whis-pered music. St. Patrick's Cathedral occupies occu-pies the throne of architectural majesty. Its spires resemble hands in prayer. Pigeons frolic on its manicured lawns and peck crumbs. Sunlight sprays the impressive im-pressive interior with a lovely glow. Only the ripple of murmured mur-mured prayers disturbs its hushed beauty. The cathedral is not Just a place of worship it stands as an imposing monument monu-ment to dignity and peace. When dusk settles over the town, a haphazard rash of lights zig-zag across, the 59th St. skyline. The buildings are sprinkled with luminous lumi-nous confetti. This crazy pattern of magic lanterns inspires the imagination imagi-nation and defies the vocabulary. It etches a portrait that always will be displayed in memory's gallery of compelling views castles-in-the-alr that have come down to earth. Central Park unveils its most exciting ex-citing scenic magic at midnight. The string of streetlamps along its lanes adorns its dark beauty like a fabulous necklace. Skeletons of trees stripped of their leaves cast eerie shadows. Silence stands guard over the mysteries lurking In the darkness. Crisp winds roam through the park and juggle dead leaves as they continue their endless flight into nowhere. The proud loveliness of La Liberty warmed by the soft fingers fin-gers of sunshine. Breezes whisk broom the folds of her flowing gown. The foghorns of passing ships offer their deep-throated salutes. America's most eloquent symbol an old and always stirring stir-ring sight. And when its massive mas-sive torch is ignited the Lady of Freedom becomes a visual hymn. The waterfront is alive with activity. activ-ity. Grimy merchant ships wave white smoke handkerchiefs as they leave on their trans-Atlantic errands. Skiffs curtsy in the breeze. Ferries slowly shuttle to and fro like mechanical me-chanical icebergs. An army of tugs patienUy nudges a huge liner into port. The long arms of docks reach out to grasp cargoes being unloaded. unload-ed. Baby waves bruise themselves as they crash against the centipede legs of piers. George Washington bridge spans the Hudson with a cobweb of steel Cars whiz across-the fingers of the headlights poking holes in the surrounding sur-rounding darkness. On both sides the bridge is flanked by round-shouldered hills. And when it is splashed with moonlight - this engineering marvel becomes a scenic miracle. Vth Avenoo's fabulous shop win-dows win-dows This is where imagination has a field day, and the resulting productions pro-ductions provide a holiday for the orbs. Goods are showcased with all " an; Pomp of a coronation Stroll along the spacious boulevard and you'll be gilted with a mov!ng Picture of a little perfumed wcSd wrapped in silks and sables. Wall Street during the early hours has its visual delights DarT ened skyscrapers whitewashed with ; moonlight stand like frozen ghosts Grotesque shadows are scribbled across the streets. The narrow can yons are packed with roaring winds ttat provide the background" for a rhapsody of serenity 7 listen intently you can health C steps of a policeman blocks awav An occasional light in a makes it appear like Dulldlng monster. 6 a ne-eyed |