It could be said the address of 9 East 71st Street is 9 East 71st Street.
In Manhattan, or better, in Mannahatta.
Mannahatta is better because Mannahatta is poetic.
Not that Manhattan is not. Not that Manhattan is quotidian, banal, boring, blah.
“We” seek the location of the location; the time of the time…
“We” seek a coordination.
“We” believe it can only be poetical. Which, admittedly, is quite unfortunate, as “We” believe poetry is dead.
Dead, out of a pity for Pauline or Pam? Because man is doing just fine– on Spam.
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