• The immense cities lie basking on the beaches of the continent like whales that have taken to the land.

  Arnold J. Toynbee
  British historian and author
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1. continent
2. basking
3. beaches
4. whales
5. taken

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The immense cities lie basking on the beaches of the continent like whales that have taken to the land. by : Arnold J. Toynbee

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