Ms Horn feels that this work is for and about a city of such historical sadness.

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"He gave us eight wonderful years of his words, " said Ileana Sviben, an Italian from the northern city of Trieste who couldn't hide her sadness.

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The sadness came because she occupied a special place in the life and consciousness of New York City.

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