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1. You can find this town in the State of New York, on the banks of the Mohawk River. It is there that a well known American Tragedy took place.
2. A city in Winnemac, a state made of an amalgam of Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan, where George F. Babbitt lived and worked.
3. Another American town, that was very famous as the most honest in its region. Its motto was "Lead us not into temptation" But a man, a passing stranger, destroyed this reputation and is remembered now as "The Man Who Corrupted..." Complete the title of this Mark Twain story.
4. A village in Colombia, founded by José Arcadio Buendia, where someone looking for solitude could stay alone for a century at least.
5. This is the island where King Arthur returned to die.
6. A kingdom probably in central or northern Australia: no one exactly knows. To get there, you'll have to find a practicable pass in a long range of snowy mountains whose highest peak is Mount Hann (2800 m). If this makes no sense to you, read it backwards.
7. Play Town is located in Tuscany, Italy. All children can get there by coach, for free. The coach's wheel are covered with rags to make as little noise as possible. The driver is a short, plump man. Children, not older than 14, play all day and night in this town: holidays begin on January 1 and end on December 31. The only problem is that after five months every child turns into a donkey, and is sold to merchants, miners etc. Do you know the title of the book that narrates of this and other wonders, including a talking wooden puppet?
8. A lamasery in Tibet and the valley it dominates. Although very hard to reach (on foot only), the buildings offer a lot of commodities, like central heating, and porcelain baths made in Akron, Ohio. In the music room one can even find unpublished works by Chopin. The valley is prosperous, peaceful without police, and crime is very rare. The climate prolongs normal life expectancy. A beautiful place indeed.
9. A walled city in Africa, full of domes and minarets. No visitor has ever returned from the city, except Lord Greystoke, known to the native as Tarzan. And this information probably permits you to identify the city.
10. A very easy one to end the journey: this is a kingdom lying under England, whose access is a rabbit-hole, probably near Oxford.
The rulers are the Queen and King of Hearts: be careful not to have your head chopped off.
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