I walked to the office of the mayor of the town and told him my wish. He said: "You write something to me then."

我跑到镇长那儿表达了我的意愿后，他说：“你写个东西来吧。”

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"I told the mayor this, I told the deputy mayor this: I can't see this happening in our lifetime, " Mr. Lhota said then.

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"Hi, I'm Christine Quinn and I'm running for mayor, " she told the man, who looked up at her, seemingly puzzled.

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"I'm not controlled by anybody, " he told the meeting, arguing that as mayor he would do far more to promote the town, putting river buses and more water sports on the river.

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