Word: rarer
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...counterparts, took a different view of it. The city seemed to fulfill the promise of the Grand Tour-to have the ancients as one's tutors, and the lower classes as one's brothel. Naples was poor in mementos of the Renaissance, but it offered something even rarer: no mere glimpse of classical antiquity, but a panoramic view...
...reception block for at least two weeks to help her adjust to her new surroundings. Eventually she will become part of the 420-woman population of the prison proper, 60% of it black and 15% Hispanic. Violence is rare at the women's institution; murders even rarer. "We are always overcrowded," says the "escorting officer" who, with a nicety Harris might appreciate, hates to be called a guard. The inmates are referred to as "clients...