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"What do you do?" "I create shelters for peace. Places you can go to when you have no where to go. I buy shacks in the desert." He nodded, looked to his friend. Their social class hung on their East coast shoulders as they lifted a paid for beer up to their pampered lips.    I said, "If it is not something you need, it has no value to you. Much like a Bonsai or Christ." I felt secure, knowing they couldn't grasp the feeling of being lost in a Western desert.
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May 31, 2016
May 31, 2016 at 6:48 AM UTC
Shanti Shacks
"What do you do?" "I create shelters for peace. Places you can go to when you have no where to go. I buy shacks in the desert." He nodded, looked to his friend. Their social class hung on their East coast shoulders as they lifted a paid for beer up to their pampered lips.    I said, "If it is not something you need, it has no value to you. Much like a Bonsai or Christ." I felt secure, knowing they couldn't grasp the feeling of being lost in a Western desert.
LisaJeanineWinett
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54/F/Baltimore, MD
May 31, 2016
May 31, 2016 at 6:48 AM UTC
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