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Arguments 1. Large modern cities are too big to control. 2. Trains are packed; streets are crowded; buses are full. There are bus queues and traffic jams everywhere. 3. Commuting stretches man’s resources to the utmost. 4. Unforeseen events (e.g. power-cut, heavy snowfall, etc.) can bring about condition of utter chaos. 5. City-dwellers adopt a wholly unnatural way of life. They lose touch with the land and the rhythm of nature. They are barely conscious of seasons. Flowers, leaves, the changes of season become irrelevant in their lives. 6. Distinction between day and night is lost. There is a