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Lisbon sounds, ranked

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    Lisbon sounds, ranked, by someone who records them for fun.

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    5. Suitcases on calçada. Loud, constant, somehow charming.

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    4. The knife sharpener's pan flute. If you hear it, it's going to rain.

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    3. Gulls arguing over the Tagus at dawn.

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    2. Two flat clangs of the 28 tram bell. Never one.

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    1. A whole restaurant going quiet before a fado.

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