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ImagineifLondonwasthecapitalofalltheworld.
 
Imean,justforaninstant,imaginehowitmightmakeusthinkawhile,ormakeusthinkdifferently.
 
Imagineit.
PeoplewouldcomefromIndiaandJakartaandStockholmandPeru,justtolooksillyinapolicehat,ortohaveteawiththeQueenorseePandasinthezoo.Andwiththemthey’dbringallthecoloursoftheirlives,andwiththemummiesofEgyptandthetreasuresofRome,Londonwouldbeamuseumforalltheworld.
 
Ofcourse,peoplewouldstillcomeandgothroughourshiftingcity.Wewouldstillallbecomegrownups,probably.Butwherepeoplecameandwentandpassedonthrough,we’dgettokeeptheirlivesinblue.
PiccadillyCircuswouldlookfunny,wouldn’tit?
 
PiccadillyCircuswouldbeakaleidoscopeofsequins,adiscothèquefortheworld!
Andthebiggreenriver,thebiggreenriverthatjoinsthetopandbottombitsofLondon—thatbitwouldlookdifferenttoo.
 
ThebigriverthatflowsrighttoleftbyStPaul’sCathedralandtheoppositewaybythefairgroundwheelwouldneversitstillinthecapitalofalltheworld.
 
Intheevenings,itwouldfadeintosapphireandthesea.Andcomethemorning,atthebitwherethenewpeoplearrivewiththesunlight—thatbitwouldgleam,andLondonwouldbeacityofallourdreams.
 
Imagineit:acityofourdreams!
 
AlltheareasontheedgeofLondon,wherepeopleliveinhouses,allthoseareaswouldbecalmbecause,well,everyonewouldhaveabedandachairandacat.
 
Andwhenthefairylightsgoupandwehangstarsontreearms,andwhenitgetscoldout,peoplecouldclosetheblindstotheworldiftheywanted.
 
Butaspeoplethoughtintheevenings,andrememberedweallneedsomebody,thecityoutsidewouldremindusthatwealreadysharethepavementsandtheparksandthepostboxes.AndLondonwouldbestill.
 
Imagineit.
 
 Alltheworldwouldknowthewordsonourdoormat:
WelcometoLondon,capitalofalltheworld! 
 
Andifyoulayonthewobblybridgeonyourtummyandlookedupatthecityasthenightlightsofthetaxisgotalljumbledupandtheroadsgotlikeaballpit,Londonwouldbeawaterfallofsparklers.
 
IfLondonreallywasthecapitaloftheworld,we’dneedabigtentforpeopletosingandtodancein.Abigtentwouldfitsnugbytheriver,wherethewaterloopslikeahorseshoe.
 
We’dneedastepbyNelson’scolumnwhereanybodyatallcouldgetupandplayairguitarlikeMickJagger,ormakeraspberriesatpeople,orjustshareaglance,oramoment.
 
 AndpeoplewoulddressuplikeShakespeare,becauseourstagewouldbealltheworld!
 
Ofcourse,we’dstillneedskyscraperbusesandtrainsontracksinthefloorandtheskytotakepeopletoworkinthemorningslikebeesinabeehive.
 
ButinthecapitaloftheworldthetubeswouldstopatIndiaandCanadaandCyprus!They’dtravelthedistanceoftheworld,andbringpeoplehometoLondon.
 
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