“The sight of Oakland sprawling on the horizon gave Emily’s spirits an additional boost. Oakland was by no means lovely, but it meant they were almost to San Francisco.”

—  M. K. Hobson , book The Native Star

Source: The Native Star (2010), Chapter 7, “San Francisco” (p. 95)

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