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in "By the Waters of Babylon," John sees the city "as it had been when the gods were alive." What is he seeing?
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in "By the Waters of Babylon," John sees the city "as it had been when the gods were alive." What is he seeing?

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New York City as it had been.


By the Water of Babylon is a short story by Stephen Vincent Bene't narrated in first-person by protagonist John. In the Place of Gods, John envisions the occurrences that consumed the civilization of the Gods. He saw new York City as it once was.


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