I felt a surge of annoyance. The palace was a monstrosity. … - Alexander Jablokov

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I felt a surge of annoyance. The palace was a monstrosity. It had towers, with pennants snapping in the breeze. It had triumphal staircases. It had flying buttresses. It had colonnades. What it didn’t have was structure. It looked like an immense warehouse of architectural spare parts.

Alexander Jablokov

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Alexander Jablokov (born April 29, 1956) is an American writer and novelist.

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