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I saw a sign at the Kansas City airport when we arrived that said, "City of Fountains".
I made up my mind right then to look out for fountains. And I did see a number of them.
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Some were kind of odd.
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As in: what is this guy doing to the horse? And why capture that in statue form?
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Giant spitting fish aren't exactly common either.
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I would be less surprised to find Zeus if this was Europe and not the
midwest, Lewis and Clark territory. But okay, maybe a city full of fountains needs to come up with more ideas than the average city with fountains.
Anyhow, it makes for a fun treasure hunt.