![My new city [Seattle] and its hinterland felt deceptively homely. Their similar latitude gave them the angular light and lingering evenings I was used to. Their damp marine weather, blowing in from the southwest, came in the right direction. When the mountains are hidden under a low sky, one might almost imagine oneself to be in Britain.](/assets/img/quote-photos/my-new-city-seattle-and-its-hinterland-felt-deceptively-homely-their-similar-l.jpg)
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