One year, through a series of unhappy events, it all fell

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　　. I found myself homeless and alone. I had my truck and $56. I

　　3

　　the countryside for some place I could rent for the

　　4

　　possible amount. I came upon a shabby house four miles up a winding mountain road

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　　the Potomac River in West Virginia. It was

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　　, full of broken glass and rubbish. I found the owner, rented it, and

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　　a corner to camp in.

　　The locals knew nothing about me,

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　　slowly, they started teaching me the

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　　of being a neighbor. They dropped off blankets, candles, and tools, and began

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　　around to chat. They started to teach me a belief in a

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　　American Dream—not the one of individual achievement but of

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　　.

　　What I had believed in, all those things I thought were

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　　for a civilized life, were nonexistent in this place.

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　　on the mountain, my most valuable possessions were my 15

　　with my neighbors.

　　Four years later, I moved back into

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