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SomeFirstClassstampsvoltarenbuyukThereissuchbusy-nessaroundme.Everythinginamoderncontainerportisenormous,overwhelming,crushing.Kendalofcourse,butalsothethunderingtrucks,thegiantboxesinmanycolours,themassivegantrycranesthatstraddlethequay,reachingup10storeysandovertoshipsthatstretchthreefootballpitchesinlength.Therearehardlyanyhumanstobeseen.WhenthejournalistHenryMayhewvisitedLondon’sdocksin1849,hefound'decayedandbankruptmasterbutchers,masterbakers,publicans,grocers,oldsoldiers,oldsailors,Polishrefugees,broken-downgentlemen,dischargedlawyers’clerks,suspendedGovernmentclerks,almsmen,pensioners,servants,thieves’.Theyhavelongsincegone.ThisisaTerminatorterminal,aplacewherehumansarehiddenincraneortruckcabs,whereeverythingisclamorousmachines. |