'E-mail', he growled, 'is surely responsible'.
It was as though the word 'lease' was a foreign concept, unknown to area shop keeps. Used to the rigors of Carnegie Hill, he relaxed into the relatively Carnaby-esque atmosphere of the neighborhood, guessing that at least here there was no danger of restaurants leaving town. High rents can kill a city, he mused, or drastically undercut its diversity. It's happened before. There ought to be a law.
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