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When this place first opened

It was a science fiction wonder

A gleaming, glassy palace

Over the tarmac rapidsā€™ thunder

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At night it was a spaceship

In a ribboned Milky Way

Of Ford Anglias and ZodiacsĀ 

With its shimmering array

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Of magazines and wine gums

Pies and chips and peas

For modern minded connoisseurs

To bask in motoring ease

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Peeling off th...

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