Decor, but not decorous

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They told me. They told me and I didn't believe them but I went and saw and photographed and as you can tell, they were right.

The Senate chamber in the state Capitol in Sacramento, swagged in red velvet, painted in shades of pink and cream, carpeted in crimson, the Senate chamber does, indeed, look like a bordello.

September 11, 2008 09:41 AM • Native Intelligence • Email the editor
 

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