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They’d all hoped the glasses had taken off. It would have worked so much better then. The pub and restaurant owners in particular, but even the other shop-keepers had bought into the idea. It wasn’t surprising really. The lockdowns had shocked them to their core and those that had survived were easy prey when the salesmen came round. They tried to lure their regulars back but even those who returned were only in their offices part-time. The city had changed. The lenses brought the crowds back. With a bit of imagination, the culture – the city was sort of there.