A Shroud for Aquarius
“One of its street level shops was filled with yellow and gold merchandise hawking the Hawks, shirts and shoes and caps, usually featuring the U. of Iowa’s cartoon mascot, Herky; back in Ginnie’s day interest in sports was at its low ebb around here—“Hell no, we won’t go!” was one of many battle cries. Now it was, “How ’bout them Hawks!” A copy center and a travel agency flanked the doors as I went in the Centre (which I supposed was much the same as a center), into a stark, modern lobby where s...ilver cylindrical light fixtures hovered like futuristic upside-down ashtrays stuck to the ceiling. I stood studying the building directory, thinking absently that I’d never before been in a high-class office building that smelled quite like this one. As I stood waiting at the bright red elevators, I saw why: tucked back in the corner of this high-tech lobby was the wide counter of a Hardee’s fast-food outlet, at the moment dispensing early lunch to an odd mix of students and businessmen.MoreLess
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