Biggest Abandoned Town in California - The Ghost Town of Bodie! - Random land!
Abandoned. What makes people leave a town and not even bring their belongings with them? Leave a town to rot. This, everyone, is the story of a Ghost town.
Not just any ghost town, but the biggest, most sprawling, massive ghost town in California. The one with the bad reputation. The one that once, reportedly, inspired a little girl to write in her diary, "Goodbye God, we're going to Bodie"
Come with me, Justin Scarred, on a trip through time and a lot of miles of dirt road as we explore California's biggest ghost town, Bodie!
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[Music] California here you leave today and
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California here you leave today and
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California here you leave today and enter the world of random
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enter the world of random
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enter the world of random [Music]
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[Music] land ah bod California one of the jewels
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land ah bod California one of the jewels
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land ah bod California one of the jewels of the old west you'd be forgiven if
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of the old west you'd be forgiven if
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of the old west you'd be forgiven if you've never heard of this amazing Town
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you've never heard of this amazing Town
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you've never heard of this amazing Town especially considering none of your
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especially considering none of your
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especially considering none of your friends live here in fact nobody lives
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friends live here in fact nobody lives
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friends live here in fact nobody lives here this my friends is a ghost town now
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here this my friends is a ghost town now
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here this my friends is a ghost town now I have been to many a ghost town in my
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I have been to many a ghost town in my
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I have been to many a ghost town in my day let me tell you but there are few as
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day let me tell you but there are few as
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day let me tell you but there are few as massive or as well preserved as the town
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massive or as well preserved as the town
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massive or as well preserved as the town of bod gold was discovered here all the
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of bod gold was discovered here all the
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of bod gold was discovered here all the way back in 1859 around the same time
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way back in 1859 around the same time
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way back in 1859 around the same time that the Comstock load was kicking off
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that the Comstock load was kicking off
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that the Comstock load was kicking off but it wasn't really that great or that
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but it wasn't really that great or that
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but it wasn't really that great or that big of a deal around Bodie for quite a
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big of a deal around Bodie for quite a
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big of a deal around Bodie for quite a while as a matter of fact Mark Twain
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while as a matter of fact Mark Twain
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while as a matter of fact Mark Twain spent a lot of time in Aurora Nevada
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spent a lot of time in Aurora Nevada
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spent a lot of time in Aurora Nevada just a few miles over them their Hills
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just a few miles over them their Hills
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just a few miles over them their Hills and never once mentioned the little
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and never once mentioned the little
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and never once mentioned the little mining camp of Bod by the late 1870s
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mining camp of Bod by the late 1870s
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mining camp of Bod by the late 1870s though better rich stuff was discovered
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though better rich stuff was discovered
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though better rich stuff was discovered up in these Hills and bod became a
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up in these Hills and bod became a
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up in these Hills and bod became a full-fledged mining boom town at one
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full-fledged mining boom town at one
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full-fledged mining boom town at one time thousands and thousands of people
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time thousands and thousands of people
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time thousands and thousands of people used to live right here all of this was
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used to live right here all of this was
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used to live right here all of this was covered with buildings and saloons and
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covered with buildings and saloons and
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covered with buildings and saloons and cat houses and jails and opium dens and
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cat houses and jails and opium dens and
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cat houses and jails and opium dens and all kinds of crazy old western stuff but
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all kinds of crazy old western stuff but
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all kinds of crazy old western stuff but fires and the natural hucking of the
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fires and the natural hucking of the
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fires and the natural hucking of the course of time has sort of leveled most
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course of time has sort of leveled most
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course of time has sort of leveled most of the old buildings of bod but there's
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of the old buildings of bod but there's
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of the old buildings of bod but there's still quite a lot left here some of the
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still quite a lot left here some of the
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still quite a lot left here some of the most interesting pieces of bod are way
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most interesting pieces of bod are way
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most interesting pieces of bod are way up the hill next to the mine itself up
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up the hill next to the mine itself up
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up the hill next to the mine itself up here there's all kinds of little shacks
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here there's all kinds of little shacks
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here there's all kinds of little shacks and shanties which are pretty much only
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and shanties which are pretty much only
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and shanties which are pretty much only covered by chicken wire not only cuz
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covered by chicken wire not only cuz
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covered by chicken wire not only cuz there's some of the more interesting
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there's some of the more interesting
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there's some of the more interesting looking ruins in bod but also cuz I
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looking ruins in bod but also cuz I
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looking ruins in bod but also cuz I really like sitting here and thinking
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really like sitting here and thinking
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really like sitting here and thinking about the fact that these were people's
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about the fact that these were people's
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about the fact that these were people's homes I mean people spent their lives
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homes I mean people spent their lives
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homes I mean people spent their lives right here in bod oh my gosh do you see
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right here in bod oh my gosh do you see
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right here in bod oh my gosh do you see this all I can think of when I see that
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this all I can think of when I see that
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this all I can think of when I see that is
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is
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is treasure why are we not allowed to touch
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treasure why are we not allowed to touch
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treasure why are we not allowed to touch anything there could be treasure in here
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anything there could be treasure in here
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anything there could be treasure in here people many of the old west mining towns
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people many of the old west mining towns
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people many of the old west mining towns would really only last for 5 or 10 years
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would really only last for 5 or 10 years
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would really only last for 5 or 10 years or however long the minerals themselves
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or however long the minerals themselves
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or however long the minerals themselves lasted so bod actually had a pretty long
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lasted so bod actually had a pretty long
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lasted so bod actually had a pretty long lifespan all the way from the
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lifespan all the way from the
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lifespan all the way from the 1850s and there were still people living
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1850s and there were still people living
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1850s and there were still people living here into the 1940s although for the
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here into the 1940s although for the
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here into the 1940s although for the most part people left right around 1910
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most part people left right around 1910
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most part people left right around 1910 to 1915 as a matter of fact it was in
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to 1915 as a matter of fact it was in
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to 1915 as a matter of fact it was in 195 the bo was first referred to as a
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195 the bo was first referred to as a
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195 the bo was first referred to as a ghost town personally I haven't seen too
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ghost town personally I haven't seen too
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ghost town personally I haven't seen too many ghosts up here but down there in
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many ghosts up here but down there in
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many ghosts up here but down there in the town I did notice that it was
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the town I did notice that it was
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the town I did notice that it was haunted by tourists since 1962 bod has
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haunted by tourists since 1962 bod has
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haunted by tourists since 1962 bod has been owned by the state of California
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been owned by the state of California
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been owned by the state of California and preserved in a state of Arrested
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and preserved in a state of Arrested
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and preserved in a state of Arrested Decay which means they do some little
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Decay which means they do some little
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Decay which means they do some little amount of work to it but for the most
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amount of work to it but for the most
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amount of work to it but for the most part they've left it just as the people
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part they've left it just as the people
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part they've left it just as the people who lived in the town left it seen the
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who lived in the town left it seen the
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who lived in the town left it seen the remnants of all kinds of mines and
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remnants of all kinds of mines and
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remnants of all kinds of mines and people's houses and ouses and garages
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people's houses and ouses and garages
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people's houses and ouses and garages and Stables but I'm a little
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and Stables but I'm a little
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and Stables but I'm a little confused what The Hobbit house was for
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confused what The Hobbit house was for
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confused what The Hobbit house was for my guess is that this is either a kid's
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my guess is that this is either a kid's
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my guess is that this is either a kid's Playhouse or a very fancy dogghouse or
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Playhouse or a very fancy dogghouse or
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Playhouse or a very fancy dogghouse or people back then really were a lot
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people back then really were a lot
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people back then really were a lot shorter shorter than I expected people
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shorter shorter than I expected people
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shorter shorter than I expected people expecting to see something out of a John
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expecting to see something out of a John
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expecting to see something out of a John Wayne movie are probably pretty
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Wayne movie are probably pretty
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Wayne movie are probably pretty surprised to see all the light sockets
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surprised to see all the light sockets
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surprised to see all the light sockets and wires all over bod that's because
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and wires all over bod that's because
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and wires all over bod that's because not only was bod here way back in the
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not only was bod here way back in the
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not only was bod here way back in the horse and buggy days but it survived
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horse and buggy days but it survived
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horse and buggy days but it survived through the telegraph and the addition
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through the telegraph and the addition
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through the telegraph and the addition of the telephone and electricity and the
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of the telephone and electricity and the
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of the telephone and electricity and the automobile as a matter of fact bod even
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automobile as a matter of fact bod even
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automobile as a matter of fact bod even eventually got running water and fire
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eventually got running water and fire
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eventually got running water and fire hydrants which makes me wonder why there
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hydrants which makes me wonder why there
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hydrants which makes me wonder why there are still so many ouses maybe the people
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are still so many ouses maybe the people
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are still so many ouses maybe the people of bod thought that flushing toilets
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of bod thought that flushing toilets
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of bod thought that flushing toilets were sort of a crappy
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were sort of a crappy
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were sort of a crappy fad a lot of the actual laborers of the
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fad a lot of the actual laborers of the
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fad a lot of the actual laborers of the mines had homes that were little more
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mines had homes that were little more
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mines had homes that were little more than just wooden lean twos covered
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than just wooden lean twos covered
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than just wooden lean twos covered sometimes with a little bit of tin can
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sometimes with a little bit of tin can
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sometimes with a little bit of tin can siding oh yeah these houses are so no
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siding oh yeah these houses are so no
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siding oh yeah these houses are so no metal but look at this one there's a
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metal but look at this one there's a
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metal but look at this one there's a very short door here and an even shorter
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very short door here and an even shorter
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very short door here and an even shorter ouse which is starting to make me think
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ouse which is starting to make me think
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ouse which is starting to make me think maybe the miners liked it this way cuz
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maybe the miners liked it this way cuz
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maybe the miners liked it this way cuz they were used to bending over in those
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they were used to bending over in those
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they were used to bending over in those dark creepy
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dark creepy
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dark creepy mines that Lumber was expensive and you
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mines that Lumber was expensive and you
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mines that Lumber was expensive and you know to save as much of it as you could
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know to save as much of it as you could
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know to save as much of it as you could was a good idea but I like my version
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was a good idea but I like my version
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was a good idea but I like my version better now one piece of advice if you're
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better now one piece of advice if you're
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better now one piece of advice if you're going to visit bod or really any old
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going to visit bod or really any old
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going to visit bod or really any old abandoned mining town is to watch your
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abandoned mining town is to watch your
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abandoned mining town is to watch your step very carefully otherwise you might
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step very carefully otherwise you might
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step very carefully otherwise you might end up like Timmy at the bottom of the
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end up like Timmy at the bottom of the
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end up like Timmy at the bottom of the well
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well
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well Timmy
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Timmy
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Timmy Timmy Lassie said Timmy was in here I
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Timmy Lassie said Timmy was in here I
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Timmy Lassie said Timmy was in here I don't see
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don't see
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don't see him Lassie lied to me again even though
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him Lassie lied to me again even though
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him Lassie lied to me again even though it's pretty tumbled down now this house
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it's pretty tumbled down now this house
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it's pretty tumbled down now this house the Tracy house is actually pretty hoyy
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the Tracy house is actually pretty hoyy
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the Tracy house is actually pretty hoyy toyy I mean look they have real stairs
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toyy I mean look they have real stairs
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toyy I mean look they have real stairs and enclosed porch doors windows made of
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and enclosed porch doors windows made of
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and enclosed porch doors windows made of glass some of the miners here couldn't
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glass some of the miners here couldn't
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glass some of the miners here couldn't even afford a room at a hotel or a
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even afford a room at a hotel or a
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even afford a room at a hotel or a boarding house so what they would do is
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boarding house so what they would do is
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boarding house so what they would do is dig a hole in three sides of the hill
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dig a hole in three sides of the hill
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dig a hole in three sides of the hill and stretch a canvas tent across the top
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and stretch a canvas tent across the top
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and stretch a canvas tent across the top they were called dugouts and they were
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they were called dugouts and they were
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they were called dugouts and they were pretty high for looting diggings I tell
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pretty high for looting diggings I tell
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pretty high for looting diggings I tell you better than sleeping with your head
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you better than sleeping with your head
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you better than sleeping with your head in the mud B is up above 8,000 FT
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in the mud B is up above 8,000 FT
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in the mud B is up above 8,000 FT elevation so it experiences all kinds of
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elevation so it experiences all kinds of
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elevation so it experiences all kinds of extreme weather from really hot and dry
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extreme weather from really hot and dry
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extreme weather from really hot and dry like right now to really massive snow
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like right now to really massive snow
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like right now to really massive snow drifts high winds so a lot of these
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drifts high winds so a lot of these
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drifts high winds so a lot of these buildings simply collaps because of
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buildings simply collaps because of
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buildings simply collaps because of weathering and over time they just fell
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weathering and over time they just fell
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weathering and over time they just fell in on their own footprint here we're
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in on their own footprint here we're
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in on their own footprint here we're inside of the basement of one of the
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inside of the basement of one of the
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inside of the basement of one of the collapsed buildings here you can see
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collapsed buildings here you can see
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collapsed buildings here you can see where the big Stones fell on this either
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where the big Stones fell on this either
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where the big Stones fell on this either furnace or Cellar Door whatever it is
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furnace or Cellar Door whatever it is
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furnace or Cellar Door whatever it is and just hucked it and it's just been
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and just hucked it and it's just been
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and just hucked it and it's just been sitting there ever since it's really
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sitting there ever since it's really
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sitting there ever since it's really interesting to me how so many of the
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interesting to me how so many of the
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interesting to me how so many of the tumbled down dried out wooden buildings
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tumbled down dried out wooden buildings
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tumbled down dried out wooden buildings of bod survived all those fires and yet
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of bod survived all those fires and yet
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of bod survived all those fires and yet all those massive stone and brick
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all those massive stone and brick
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all those massive stone and brick buildings pretty much all fell down now
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buildings pretty much all fell down now
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buildings pretty much all fell down now I'm not a professional archaeologist but
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I'm not a professional archaeologist but
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I'm not a professional archaeologist but I'm pretty sure over here we've stumbled
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I'm pretty sure over here we've stumbled
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I'm pretty sure over here we've stumbled under the scene of a horrible accident
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under the scene of a horrible accident
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under the scene of a horrible accident someone has crashed their automobile
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someone has crashed their automobile
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someone has crashed their automobile right into this building and totally
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right into this building and totally
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right into this building and totally hucked
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hucked
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hucked it you know all in all this is a pretty
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it you know all in all this is a pretty
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it you know all in all this is a pretty nice neighborhood the neighbors are a
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nice neighborhood the neighbors are a
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nice neighborhood the neighbors are a little quiet and a lot of dead but all
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little quiet and a lot of dead but all
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little quiet and a lot of dead but all in all it's uh it's pretty nice I can
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in all it's uh it's pretty nice I can
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in all it's uh it's pretty nice I can see myself living here it's like the
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see myself living here it's like the
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see myself living here it's like the next Silver Lake or something wow we
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next Silver Lake or something wow we
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next Silver Lake or something wow we found the
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found the
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found the Alamo didn't know it was in California
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Alamo didn't know it was in California
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Alamo didn't know it was in California here we have the remains of an important
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here we have the remains of an important
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here we have the remains of an important building in bod a liquor warehouse in a
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building in bod a liquor warehouse in a
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building in bod a liquor warehouse in a town like bod people were probably
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town like bod people were probably
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town like bod people were probably pretty bummed out when this one bit the
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pretty bummed out when this one bit the
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pretty bummed out when this one bit the Dust
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Dust
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Dust thirsty need the booze this is the bod
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thirsty need the booze this is the bod
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thirsty need the booze this is the bod jail yes even bod had a little bit of
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jail yes even bod had a little bit of
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jail yes even bod had a little bit of Law and Order one would hope that the
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Law and Order one would hope that the
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Law and Order one would hope that the threat of jail would be a good enough
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threat of jail would be a good enough
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threat of jail would be a good enough deterrent to slow down the killings in
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deterrent to slow down the killings in
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deterrent to slow down the killings in bod the killings actually didn't slow
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bod the killings actually didn't slow
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bod the killings actually didn't slow down but the murder rate was pretty low
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down but the murder rate was pretty low
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down but the murder rate was pretty low mostly because the witness was usually
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mostly because the witness was usually
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mostly because the witness was usually dead and uh the jury usually ruled in
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dead and uh the jury usually ruled in
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dead and uh the jury usually ruled in self-defense high five for jury of your
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self-defense high five for jury of your
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self-defense high five for jury of your peers the power of the old west next to
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peers the power of the old west next to
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peers the power of the old west next to the jail was located one of the more
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the jail was located one of the more
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the jail was located one of the more colorful parts of town right back here
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colorful parts of town right back here
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colorful parts of town right back here was Bonanza Street but it was also known
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was Bonanza Street but it was also known
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was Bonanza Street but it was also known as Maiden Lane and virgin alley so the
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as Maiden Lane and virgin alley so the
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as Maiden Lane and virgin alley so the colorful aspect was mostly in the form
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colorful aspect was mostly in the form
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colorful aspect was mostly in the form of red lights if you catch my drift here
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of red lights if you catch my drift here
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of red lights if you catch my drift here the ladies of the evening would ply
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the ladies of the evening would ply
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the ladies of the evening would ply their trade well into the night ah many
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their trade well into the night ah many
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their trade well into the night ah many a memory regret and baby was made right
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a memory regret and baby was made right
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a memory regret and baby was made right here in Bodie oh but don't worry guys
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here in Bodie oh but don't worry guys
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here in Bodie oh but don't worry guys they had two churches nobody went to
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they had two churches nobody went to
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they had two churches nobody went to them but they had them you know for
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them but they had them you know for
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them but they had them you know for Easter seriously if you think about it
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Easter seriously if you think about it
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Easter seriously if you think about it that means bod had a 50 to1 Saloon to
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that means bod had a 50 to1 Saloon to
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that means bod had a 50 to1 Saloon to church ratio which means that this was a
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church ratio which means that this was a
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church ratio which means that this was a pretty drunken rough and tumble kind of
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pretty drunken rough and tumble kind of
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pretty drunken rough and tumble kind of place and in its own time bod actually
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place and in its own time bod actually
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place and in its own time bod actually had maybe the worst reputation of any
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had maybe the worst reputation of any
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had maybe the worst reputation of any mining town in the old west now bod was
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mining town in the old west now bod was
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mining town in the old west now bod was a pretty violent place so part of its
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a pretty violent place so part of its
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a pretty violent place so part of its reputation was very welld deserved but
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reputation was very welld deserved but
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reputation was very welld deserved but maybe because it was a late bloomer or
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maybe because it was a late bloomer or
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maybe because it was a late bloomer or maybe because B was super fun to say
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maybe because B was super fun to say
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maybe because B was super fun to say newspapers from the other mining camps
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newspapers from the other mining camps
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newspapers from the other mining camps in Nevada or the popular ation centers
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in Nevada or the popular ation centers
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in Nevada or the popular ation centers like San Francisco really love to pick
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like San Francisco really love to pick
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like San Francisco really love to pick on bod one newspaper claimed that when a
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on bod one newspaper claimed that when a
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on bod one newspaper claimed that when a little girl from San Jose heard that her
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little girl from San Jose heard that her
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little girl from San Jose heard that her family was going to Bod she wrote down
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family was going to Bod she wrote down
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family was going to Bod she wrote down in her diary goodbye God I'm going to
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in her diary goodbye God I'm going to
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in her diary goodbye God I'm going to bod now the bod newspaper simply
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bod now the bod newspaper simply
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bod now the bod newspaper simply responded that they had made a typo and
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responded that they had made a typo and
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responded that they had made a typo and really what the girl had written down
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really what the girl had written down
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really what the girl had written down was good by God we're going to Bod
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was good by God we're going to Bod
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was good by God we're going to Bod pretty clever pretty that's pretty good
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pretty clever pretty that's pretty good
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pretty clever pretty that's pretty good bod it's a good comeback can you dig it
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bod it's a good comeback can you dig it
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bod it's a good comeback can you dig it now the men of bod may not have been the
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now the men of bod may not have been the
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now the men of bod may not have been the most churchgoing the most polite the
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most churchgoing the most polite the
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most churchgoing the most polite the most safe or even the most sanitary of
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most safe or even the most sanitary of
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most safe or even the most sanitary of neighbors but can you really blame all
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neighbors but can you really blame all
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neighbors but can you really blame all these miners for the way they behaved I
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these miners for the way they behaved I
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these miners for the way they behaved I mean for the most part they were stuck
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mean for the most part they were stuck
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mean for the most part they were stuck underground working these gnarly
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underground working these gnarly
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underground working these gnarly hardcore jobs in terrible conditions and
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hardcore jobs in terrible conditions and
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hardcore jobs in terrible conditions and they had come here expecting to get rich
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they had come here expecting to get rich
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they had come here expecting to get rich so when they popped up with their meager
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so when they popped up with their meager
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so when they popped up with their meager paycheck what were they going to do with
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paycheck what were they going to do with
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paycheck what were they going to do with it stash it in the uh bank and sit
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it stash it in the uh bank and sit
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it stash it in the uh bank and sit around looking out their windows at all
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around looking out their windows at all
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around looking out their windows at all of this beautiful dirt dirt and more
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of this beautiful dirt dirt and more
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of this beautiful dirt dirt and more dirt or would you go downtown party with
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dirt or would you go downtown party with
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dirt or would you go downtown party with silly Sally and Rosa May and uh do a
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silly Sally and Rosa May and uh do a
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silly Sally and Rosa May and uh do a little devil dancing and maybe consume a
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little devil dancing and maybe consume a
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little devil dancing and maybe consume a little whiskey sounds like a good time
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little whiskey sounds like a good time
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little whiskey sounds like a good time to me H that's pretty much the reason
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to me H that's pretty much the reason
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to me H that's pretty much the reason for all the chaos you have a ton of
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for all the chaos you have a ton of
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for all the chaos you have a ton of young men with a little bit of
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young men with a little bit of
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young men with a little bit of disposable income not much to do and not
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disposable income not much to do and not
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disposable income not much to do and not a lot of civilizing female influence
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a lot of civilizing female influence
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a lot of civilizing female influence around so as the years rolled by you had
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around so as the years rolled by you had
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around so as the years rolled by you had more and more electric sockets and
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more and more electric sockets and
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more and more electric sockets and plumbing fixtures and less and less
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plumbing fixtures and less and less
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plumbing fixtures and less and less shootouts and hangings but although
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shootouts and hangings but although
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shootouts and hangings but although there are a few Decades of domestic
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there are a few Decades of domestic
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there are a few Decades of domestic tranquility here in bod eventually all
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tranquility here in bod eventually all
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tranquility here in bod eventually all things must come to an end the mines had
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things must come to an end the mines had
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things must come to an end the mines had run out of valuable Rich stuff and all
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run out of valuable Rich stuff and all
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run out of valuable Rich stuff and all of the Mine Workers were laid off and
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of the Mine Workers were laid off and
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of the Mine Workers were laid off and had to seek employment elsewhere I mean
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had to seek employment elsewhere I mean
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had to seek employment elsewhere I mean it's not like you're going to stay in
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it's not like you're going to stay in
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it's not like you're going to stay in this town once it was done there's
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this town once it was done there's
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this town once it was done there's literally nothing around for Miles he
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literally nothing around for Miles he
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literally nothing around for Miles he remembers he remembers now a few die
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remembers he remembers now a few die
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remembers he remembers now a few die hards and stragglers did remain here all
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hards and stragglers did remain here all
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hards and stragglers did remain here all the way through World War I all the way
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the way through World War I all the way
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the way through World War I all the way into World War II but by then the post
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into World War II but by then the post
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into World War II but by then the post office closed the school had closed bod
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office closed the school had closed bod
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office closed the school had closed bod really wasn't even a town anymore just a
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really wasn't even a town anymore just a
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really wasn't even a town anymore just a random collection of abandoned buildings
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random collection of abandoned buildings
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random collection of abandoned buildings with a few squatters on them so by 1962
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with a few squatters on them so by 1962
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with a few squatters on them so by 1962 the place being totally abandoned it was
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the place being totally abandoned it was
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the place being totally abandoned it was turned over to the state of California
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turned over to the state of California
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turned over to the state of California who's been running it ever since as a
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who's been running it ever since as a
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who's been running it ever since as a State Historical Park now when looking
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State Historical Park now when looking
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State Historical Park now when looking at scattered artifacts all over the
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at scattered artifacts all over the
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at scattered artifacts all over the ground and hiking around at 8,000 ft
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ground and hiking around at 8,000 ft
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ground and hiking around at 8,000 ft becomes a little tiresome bod also has
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becomes a little tiresome bod also has
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becomes a little tiresome bod also has its own museum where you can get up
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its own museum where you can get up
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its own museum where you can get up close and personal with some of the
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close and personal with some of the
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close and personal with some of the better preserved indoor artifacts
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better preserved indoor artifacts
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better preserved indoor artifacts including a pretty creepy hearse now in
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including a pretty creepy hearse now in
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including a pretty creepy hearse now in this visit we mostly came just to take a
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this visit we mostly came just to take a
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this visit we mostly came just to take a look at the awesome abandoned nature of
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look at the awesome abandoned nature of
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look at the awesome abandoned nature of the wonderful town of bod but there's
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the wonderful town of bod but there's
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the wonderful town of bod but there's all kinds of other stories here pick up
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all kinds of other stories here pick up
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all kinds of other stories here pick up a book people there's a guy who got hung
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a book people there's a guy who got hung
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a book people there's a guy who got hung by a vigilante mob there's a prostitute
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by a vigilante mob there's a prostitute
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by a vigilante mob there's a prostitute who saved the entire town a ton more
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who saved the entire town a ton more
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who saved the entire town a ton more stories and hopefully we'll be able to
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stories and hopefully we'll be able to
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stories and hopefully we'll be able to come back and explore some of them
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come back and explore some of them
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and I'll see you guys in randomland [Music]
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[Music] bye-bye uh-oh here we have some of the
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bye-bye uh-oh here we have some of the
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bye-bye uh-oh here we have some of the most fearsome Desperados of
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most fearsome Desperados of
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most fearsome Desperados of all
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all
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all hipsters hang on I can't help myself
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oh yeah I see your problem right here
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oh yeah I see your problem right here you seem to be missing most of your
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you seem to be missing most of your
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you seem to be missing most of your engine uh should be able to fix it up in
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engine uh should be able to fix it up in
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engine uh should be able to fix it up in a couple of weeks or years high five for
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a couple of weeks or years high five for
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a couple of weeks or years high five for jury of your peers the power of the old
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jury of your peers the power of the old
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jury of your peers the power of the old west and the power of the Cobra the
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west and the power of the Cobra the
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west and the power of the Cobra the power of the Cobra compels you to fight
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power of the Cobra compels you to fight
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power of the Cobra compels you to fight and kill murder obviously the Shredder's
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and kill murder obviously the Shredder's
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and kill murder obviously the Shredder's favorite part of B he knows but this
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favorite part of B he knows but this
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favorite part of B he knows but this wasn't my house now see I'd lived in The
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wasn't my house now see I'd lived in The
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wasn't my house now see I'd lived in The Dugout and cared into the shot of the
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Dugout and cared into the shot of the
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Dugout and cared into the shot of the the hill you know only problem with
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the hill you know only problem with
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the hill you know only problem with living in a Dugout which is carved in
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living in a Dugout which is carved in
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living in a Dugout which is carved in the hill and you stretch your tent over
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the hill and you stretch your tent over
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the hill and you stretch your tent over top the only problem with that is every
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top the only problem with that is every
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top the only problem with that is every once in a while your mule is going to
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once in a while your mule is going to
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once in a while your mule is going to step right through the flap you use for
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step right through the flap you use for
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step right through the flap you use for a chimney and laying Square on your head
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a chimney and laying Square on your head
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a chimney and laying Square on your head dog my catch with my mule had fallen in
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dog my catch with my mule had fallen in
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dog my catch with my mule had fallen in my house at least 15 times on Christmas
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my house at least 15 times on Christmas
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my house at least 15 times on Christmas Day itself if you guys like this video
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see you guys later goodbye
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see you guys later goodbye goodbye well just for sitting here
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goodbye well just for sitting here
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goodbye well just for sitting here listening to me you've done your duty
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listening to me you've done your duty
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listening to me you've done your duty reing you can uh go along down the old
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reing you can uh go along down the old
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reing you can uh go along down the old dusty trail go home and sleep