A heavy pall of gloom hung over the city as the snow drifted down. The tall office buildings in the downtown district were faintly visible. their outlines blurred in the soft mist. Pedestrians scurried along with heads down like a herd of buffalo while some advanced against the insidious wet flakes behind the protection of umbrellas. Many collisions resulted from the blind manceuvering of these latter individuals and a number of umbrellas were rendered unfit for further action.
The snowfall is expected to continue all day today but may cease by tomorrow. There is little likelihood that the flakes will decorate the city with a white mantle of snow unless the temperature experiences a sudden
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