"Millions," she confirmed. "Of course, New York City was the biggest city in the entire country, one of the biggest in the whole world. And a lot of 'em weren't in Manhattan itself--Manhattan's the name of the island it's on--but livin' on either side of the river. Places like Brooklyn. That's where my late husband came from. And... if you're a viking, I'm from about a thousand years in your future, give or take a couple centuries. So there's been time for that many people to happen."
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