Text printed in italics and small capitals in the source document have been transcribed _between underscores_ and as ALL CAPITALS respectively. Superscript text is indicated by ^{text}. Texts |between vertical bars| was illegible in the source document, and is a best-guess interpretation. “The City of Washington--the central star of the constellation which enlightens the whole world.”…
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