By John Mehaffey SWANSEA, April 26 (Reuters) - Swansea, a sprawling Welsh seaside settlement dating back to William the Conqueror, is a city of contrasts stemming from its role in the world's first industrial nation. Copper smelting succeeded ship building as the city's primary industry and the disparity between a bleak industrial centre and the attractions of Swansea Bay led poet Dylan Thomas to describe his birthplace as an "ugly, lovely town". Modern Swansea contains a fresh contradiction. ...
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