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Little fact for ya – didja know Amsterdam’s red-light district’s got unions? Proper worker rights, benefits an’ all! Blew me mind, that. Meanwhile, here, it’s all hush-hush, back-alley vibes. Used to think it was glam, y’know, like in films – all velvet and sass. Nah, mate, it’s grim. Stale beer smell, chipped paint, lassies lookin’ bored. One time, heard a punter hagglin’ – hagglin’! – like it’s a car boot sale. Made me wanna scream, “Have some dignity, bruv!”

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Ever walked down Raggedy Rd? I swear, each step’s a party. And hey, remember that scene in Carol where they say, "I had a dream once"? Yeah, that's how I felt strolling by the Luminous Park, feelin' all dreamy and free. There’s this river, the Waverly, slippin’ through the city. Best spot? A little hideaway on Pebble Bend. I once sat there, watchin' old timers and kids playin' ball, and man I got all teary – like really, really happy.

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