Secret Mormon Alphabet and a Haunted House in Utah!
Petroglyphs! The oldest log Cabin in Southern Utah! Secret Mormon alphabets, A Haunted House! And ... custom violins? On today's episode of Randomland journey to Cedar City, Utah near Zion and Bryce Canyon national parks, just a ways up the road from Las Vegas Nevada is a whole other world of Ancient Native American petroglyphs, Pioneer artifacts at the Frontier homestead state park, and whittlesticks!
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on this episode of randomland what do
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on this episode of randomland what do ancient petroglyphs secret Mormon
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ancient petroglyphs secret Mormon
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ancient petroglyphs secret Mormon alphabets custom violins Pioneer relics
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alphabets custom violins Pioneer relics
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alphabets custom violins Pioneer relics and haunted houses have in common I have
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and haunted houses have in common I have
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and haunted houses have in common I have no idea but they're all in it so welcome
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no idea but they're all in it so welcome
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no idea but they're all in it so welcome to Utah and prepare for adventure well
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to Utah and prepare for adventure well
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to Utah and prepare for adventure well good morning welcome to the Wide Open
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good morning welcome to the Wide Open
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good morning welcome to the Wide Open Spaces of America's highways I'm back
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Spaces of America's highways I'm back
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Spaces of America's highways I'm back here on the back roads in Utah heading
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here on the back roads in Utah heading
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here on the back roads in Utah heading towards that itty-bitty little Gap in
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towards that itty-bitty little Gap in
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towards that itty-bitty little Gap in the Hills up there where I'm hoping to
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the Hills up there where I'm hoping to
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the Hills up there where I'm hoping to see something interesting boy look at
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see something interesting boy look at
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see something interesting boy look at this quite a crowd out here this morning
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this quite a crowd out here this morning
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this quite a crowd out here this morning I actually drove all night to reach
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I actually drove all night to reach
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I actually drove all night to reach Southern Utah where we are now I'm
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Southern Utah where we are now I'm
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Southern Utah where we are now I'm heading out on a road trip of unknown
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heading out on a road trip of unknown
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heading out on a road trip of unknown duration and unknown destination but the
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duration and unknown destination but the
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duration and unknown destination but the one thing I knew for sure is I wanted to
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one thing I knew for sure is I wanted to
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one thing I knew for sure is I wanted to get started a good ways away from La
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get started a good ways away from La
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get started a good ways away from La apparently my plan was effective because
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apparently my plan was effective because
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apparently my plan was effective because as you can see we're not in Southern
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as you can see we're not in Southern
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as you can see we're not in Southern California anymore look at this dude
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California anymore look at this dude
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California anymore look at this dude Parowan gas it's hard to believe that
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Parowan gas it's hard to believe that
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Parowan gas it's hard to believe that this deep narrow cut between these
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this deep narrow cut between these
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this deep narrow cut between these pretty high mountains was carved out by
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pretty high mountains was carved out by
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pretty high mountains was carved out by a tiny little stream that has long since
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a tiny little stream that has long since
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a tiny little stream that has long since disappeared into the ancient past and
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disappeared into the ancient past and
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disappeared into the ancient past and it's even harder to believe that the
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it's even harder to believe that the
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it's even harder to believe that the rocks of these mountains are made of
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rocks of these mountains are made of
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rocks of these mountains are made of what's called Navajo sandstone and were
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what's called Navajo sandstone and were
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what's called Navajo sandstone and were once gigantic sand dunes weird but as
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once gigantic sand dunes weird but as
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once gigantic sand dunes weird but as interesting as all of that is Parowan
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interesting as all of that is Parowan
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interesting as all of that is Parowan Gap isn't famous for his geology after
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Gap isn't famous for his geology after
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Gap isn't famous for his geology after all nowadays we can blast holes in
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all nowadays we can blast holes in
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all nowadays we can blast holes in whatever mountains we want this Gap
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whatever mountains we want this Gap
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whatever mountains we want this Gap isn't famous for what the rocks are made
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isn't famous for what the rocks are made
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isn't famous for what the rocks are made of but what's on these rocks because
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of but what's on these rocks because
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of but what's on these rocks because just off the side of the highway if you
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just off the side of the highway if you
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just off the side of the highway if you take a close look these rocks are
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take a close look these rocks are
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take a close look these rocks are covered with signs and symbols of the
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covered with signs and symbols of the
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covered with signs and symbols of the ancient past these markings are known as
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ancient past these markings are known as
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ancient past these markings are known as petroglyphs ancient symbols chipped
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petroglyphs ancient symbols chipped
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petroglyphs ancient symbols chipped tapped or scratched into the faces of
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tapped or scratched into the faces of
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tapped or scratched into the faces of these rocks by the ancient Native
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these rocks by the ancient Native
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these rocks by the ancient Native American inhabitants of this area who
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American inhabitants of this area who
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American inhabitants of this area who either live nearby or traveled through
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either live nearby or traveled through
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either live nearby or traveled through the gap which as you can imagine back
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the gap which as you can imagine back
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the gap which as you can imagine back then for thousands of years was an
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then for thousands of years was an
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then for thousands of years was an important access point to get through
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important access point to get through
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important access point to get through these little mountains here it takes a
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these little mountains here it takes a
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these little mountains here it takes a couple of minutes for your eyes to
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couple of minutes for your eyes to
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couple of minutes for your eyes to adjust but all the rocks in this little
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adjust but all the rocks in this little
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adjust but all the rocks in this little miniature Canyon this Gap here are
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miniature Canyon this Gap here are
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miniature Canyon this Gap here are covered in ancient rock art cool thing
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covered in ancient rock art cool thing
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covered in ancient rock art cool thing about this site is it's so easy to find
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about this site is it's so easy to find
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about this site is it's so easy to find it all because there's really well
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it all because there's really well
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it all because there's really well established trails and you know when
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established trails and you know when
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established trails and you know when you're getting close to the best stuff
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you're getting close to the best stuff
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you're getting close to the best stuff because they've got these fences to
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because they've got these fences to
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because they've got these fences to prevent people from getting it too close
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prevent people from getting it too close
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prevent people from getting it too close and damaging some of the best stuff look
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and damaging some of the best stuff look
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and damaging some of the best stuff look at this look at this Boulder right here
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at this look at this Boulder right here
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at this look at this Boulder right here see if you didn't know that it was
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see if you didn't know that it was
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see if you didn't know that it was covered with ancient and probably sacred
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covered with ancient and probably sacred
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covered with ancient and probably sacred rock art you might climb over that fence
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rock art you might climb over that fence
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rock art you might climb over that fence and go bouldering and accidentally climb
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and go bouldering and accidentally climb
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and go bouldering and accidentally climb over the back of it flakes them off but
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over the back of it flakes them off but
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over the back of it flakes them off but look at that that is ancient technically
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look at that that is ancient technically
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look at that that is ancient technically prehistoric writing right there writing
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prehistoric writing right there writing
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prehistoric writing right there writing we can't exactly interpret but many
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we can't exactly interpret but many
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we can't exactly interpret but many scholars and modern Native Americans
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scholars and modern Native Americans
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scholars and modern Native Americans contend but what you're seeing with most
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contend but what you're seeing with most
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contend but what you're seeing with most of the petroglyphs is sort of a written
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of the petroglyphs is sort of a written
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of the petroglyphs is sort of a written form of Native American sign language
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form of Native American sign language
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form of Native American sign language which is somewhat Universal across the
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which is somewhat Universal across the
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which is somewhat Universal across the continent because obviously there were
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continent because obviously there were
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continent because obviously there were many spoken languages and if that's true
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many spoken languages and if that's true
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many spoken languages and if that's true that makes sense because many many rock
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that makes sense because many many rock
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that makes sense because many many rock art sites from the East Coast to the
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art sites from the East Coast to the
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art sites from the East Coast to the West Coast but especially out west
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West Coast but especially out west
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West Coast but especially out west contain very similar symbols you'll see
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contain very similar symbols you'll see
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contain very similar symbols you'll see repeating themes across lots of
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repeating themes across lots of
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repeating themes across lots of different rock art sites which may
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different rock art sites which may
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different rock art sites which may indicate that they were sort of
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indicate that they were sort of
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indicate that they were sort of universally understood symbols and may
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universally understood symbols and may
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universally understood symbols and may explain why at some sites like a Parowan
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explain why at some sites like a Parowan
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explain why at some sites like a Parowan a gap here multiple peoples or tribes if
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a gap here multiple peoples or tribes if
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a gap here multiple peoples or tribes if you want will claim a connection to the
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you want will claim a connection to the
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you want will claim a connection to the site in the case of parawan Gap you're
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site in the case of parawan Gap you're
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site in the case of parawan Gap you're both the Paiute and the Hopi people
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both the Paiute and the Hopi people
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both the Paiute and the Hopi people consider this sacred and have different
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consider this sacred and have different
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consider this sacred and have different perspectives on the rock art here with
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perspectives on the rock art here with
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perspectives on the rock art here with differing Native American
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differing Native American
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differing Native American interpretations even of The Rocker will
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interpretations even of The Rocker will
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interpretations even of The Rocker will never quite know maybe what it all meant
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never quite know maybe what it all meant
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never quite know maybe what it all meant could have been religious symbols you
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could have been religious symbols you
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could have been religious symbols you know a religious sight it could have
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know a religious sight it could have
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know a religious sight it could have been the story of The Great Migration
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been the story of The Great Migration
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been the story of The Great Migration many peoples think some of the symbols
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many peoples think some of the symbols
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many peoples think some of the symbols are Great Migration symbols and they're
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are Great Migration symbols and they're
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are Great Migration symbols and they're probably right could be a counting of a
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probably right could be a counting of a
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probably right could be a counting of a number of days or an astrological
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number of days or an astrological
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number of days or an astrological calendar many things resemble signs in
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calendar many things resemble signs in
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calendar many things resemble signs in the heaven or LA line up with stars in
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the heaven or LA line up with stars in
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the heaven or LA line up with stars in the night sky I guess some of them could
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the night sky I guess some of them could
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the night sky I guess some of them could be Doodles that people made while they
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be Doodles that people made while they
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be Doodles that people made while they were bored and traveling and resting
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were bored and traveling and resting
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were bored and traveling and resting under the shade of a rock I'm maybe the
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under the shade of a rock I'm maybe the
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under the shade of a rock I'm maybe the most likely explanation is that it's a
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most likely explanation is that it's a
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most likely explanation is that it's a combination of all of the above but
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combination of all of the above but
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combination of all of the above but either way they are signs and symbols
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either way they are signs and symbols
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either way they are signs and symbols from the ancestors of modern Native
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from the ancestors of modern Native
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from the ancestors of modern Native American people some of which are
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American people some of which are
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American people some of which are thousands of years old some are only
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thousands of years old some are only
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thousands of years old some are only hundreds of years old and include like
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hundreds of years old and include like
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hundreds of years old and include like Hopi Clan symbols things like that where
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Hopi Clan symbols things like that where
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Hopi Clan symbols things like that where certainly people can come and say whoa
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certainly people can come and say whoa
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certainly people can come and say whoa my ancestors were right here at some
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my ancestors were right here at some
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my ancestors were right here at some point and that alone makes this site
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point and that alone makes this site
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point and that alone makes this site sacred and significant to not just
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sacred and significant to not just
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sacred and significant to not just Native Americans but to all Americans or
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Native Americans but to all Americans or
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Native Americans but to all Americans or at least it should didn't stop a lot of
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at least it should didn't stop a lot of
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at least it should didn't stop a lot of early settlers from coming and chiseling
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early settlers from coming and chiseling
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early settlers from coming and chiseling their names out here on the Rocks off
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their names out here on the Rocks off
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their names out here on the Rocks off and right over some of the rock hard and
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and right over some of the rock hard and
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and right over some of the rock hard and it still happens today graffiti and
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it still happens today graffiti and
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it still happens today graffiti and vandalism although much less so than it
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vandalism although much less so than it
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vandalism although much less so than it used to more people understand now not
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used to more people understand now not
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used to more people understand now not to be a jerk don't be a jerk face that's
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to be a jerk don't be a jerk face that's
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to be a jerk don't be a jerk face that's the number one good Rule and you can see
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the number one good Rule and you can see
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the number one good Rule and you can see here see how the stone is lighter right
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here see how the stone is lighter right
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here see how the stone is lighter right here it was probably vandalized things
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here it was probably vandalized things
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here it was probably vandalized things like the Bureau of Land Management or
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like the Bureau of Land Management or
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like the Bureau of Land Management or different federal agencies local
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different federal agencies local
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different federal agencies local agencies state agencies have been so
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agencies state agencies have been so
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agencies state agencies have been so much better in recent decades finding
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much better in recent decades finding
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much better in recent decades finding ways to restore sites like this they
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ways to restore sites like this they
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ways to restore sites like this they can't restore the ancient petroglyphs
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can't restore the ancient petroglyphs
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can't restore the ancient petroglyphs that get chipped away or damaged but
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that get chipped away or damaged but
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that get chipped away or damaged but they can remove a lot of the graffiti
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they can remove a lot of the graffiti
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they can remove a lot of the graffiti leaving us with just the ancient stuff
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leaving us with just the ancient stuff
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leaving us with just the ancient stuff and so a lot of places you'll see sort
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and so a lot of places you'll see sort
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and so a lot of places you'll see sort of clean areas of the Rocks like
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of clean areas of the Rocks like
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of clean areas of the Rocks like suspiciously clean and it might have
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suspiciously clean and it might have
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suspiciously clean and it might have been from a restoration project I don't
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been from a restoration project I don't
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been from a restoration project I don't know about this place what I do know is
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know about this place what I do know is
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know about this place what I do know is there are a lot of ancient symbols here
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there are a lot of ancient symbols here
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there are a lot of ancient symbols here and they are
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and they are
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and they are awesome boy it's beautiful out here in
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awesome boy it's beautiful out here in
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awesome boy it's beautiful out here in the middle of nowhere in Iron County
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the middle of nowhere in Iron County
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the middle of nowhere in Iron County look at the little parking lot area
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look at the little parking lot area
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look at the little parking lot area there are some nice interpretive signs
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there are some nice interpretive signs
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there are some nice interpretive signs out here giving you some background
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out here giving you some background
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out here giving you some background information on the petroglyphs if you
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information on the petroglyphs if you
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information on the petroglyphs if you have time for hiking from what I
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have time for hiking from what I
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have time for hiking from what I understand there are Trails stretching
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understand there are Trails stretching
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understand there are Trails stretching away to either side of the Gap where
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away to either side of the Gap where
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away to either side of the Gap where researchers and such have found even
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researchers and such have found even
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researchers and such have found even more petroglyphs no time for hiking any
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more petroglyphs no time for hiking any
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more petroglyphs no time for hiking any long distance this morning though
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long distance this morning though
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long distance this morning though because as awesome as this is and I am
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because as awesome as this is and I am
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because as awesome as this is and I am stoked that I got to come out here and
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stoked that I got to come out here and
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stoked that I got to come out here and check out this incredibly sacred and
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check out this incredibly sacred and
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check out this incredibly sacred and special place I've got another mission
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special place I've got another mission
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special place I've got another mission to accomplish here in southern Utah a
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to accomplish here in southern Utah a
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to accomplish here in southern Utah a mission involving a secret project and a
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mission involving a secret project and a
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mission involving a secret project and a bunch of wood so it's time for us to
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bunch of wood so it's time for us to
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bunch of wood so it's time for us to head through the Gap and down the little
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head through the Gap and down the little
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head through the Gap and down the little roads off to the two-lane highways and
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roads off to the two-lane highways and
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roads off to the two-lane highways and eventually into town well welcome to
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eventually into town well welcome to
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eventually into town well welcome to Cedar City Utah look at this little
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Cedar City Utah look at this little
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Cedar City Utah look at this little downtown down here that is so much cuter
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downtown down here that is so much cuter
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downtown down here that is so much cuter than I ever possibly imagined I've
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than I ever possibly imagined I've
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than I ever possibly imagined I've driven through on the interstate a
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driven through on the interstate a
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driven through on the interstate a billion times but I've never been to the
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billion times but I've never been to the
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billion times but I've never been to the old historic downtown before there's so
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old historic downtown before there's so
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old historic downtown before there's so many a little cute shop so many old
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many a little cute shop so many old
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many a little cute shop so many old school buildings just look at this one
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school buildings just look at this one
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school buildings just look at this one place look at just the little soda
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place look at just the little soda
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place look at just the little soda fountain the old school Pharmacy in here
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fountain the old school Pharmacy in here
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fountain the old school Pharmacy in here each one of these places is epic there's
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each one of these places is epic there's
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each one of these places is epic there's statues everywhere and talking about the
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statues everywhere and talking about the
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statues everywhere and talking about the Pioneers or the 1850s when this place
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Pioneers or the 1850s when this place
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Pioneers or the 1850s when this place was settled so many towns like this in
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was settled so many towns like this in
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was settled so many towns like this in America all across America in every
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America all across America in every
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America all across America in every state I've been to where you could just
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state I've been to where you could just
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state I've been to where you could just spend a couple of days loafing around
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spend a couple of days loafing around
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spend a couple of days loafing around checking out the cute little shops
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checking out the cute little shops
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checking out the cute little shops there's just not enough time in one
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there's just not enough time in one
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there's just not enough time in one lifetime not enough time in 10 lifetimes
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lifetime not enough time in 10 lifetimes
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lifetime not enough time in 10 lifetimes people ask why I don't travel more
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people ask why I don't travel more
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people ask why I don't travel more overseas it's not that I wouldn't love
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overseas it's not that I wouldn't love
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overseas it's not that I wouldn't love to it's just that there's so much to see
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to it's just that there's so much to see
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to it's just that there's so much to see in the United States for a fraction of
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in the United States for a fraction of
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in the United States for a fraction of the cost and with equal amounts of
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the cost and with equal amounts of
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the cost and with equal amounts of Wonder anyway I'd love to check out all
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Wonder anyway I'd love to check out all
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Wonder anyway I'd love to check out all the little shops down here but I'm here
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the little shops down here but I'm here
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the little shops down here but I'm here for a specific shop this shop Whittle
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for a specific shop this shop Whittle
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for a specific shop this shop Whittle sticks now Whittle sticks here is a
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sticks now Whittle sticks here is a
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sticks now Whittle sticks here is a violin and guitar repair shop mostly
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violin and guitar repair shop mostly
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violin and guitar repair shop mostly repairs but it's owned and operated by a
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repairs but it's owned and operated by a
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repairs but it's owned and operated by a master luthier which is an instrument
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master luthier which is an instrument
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master luthier which is an instrument Builder my friend and Luke Heaton over
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Builder my friend and Luke Heaton over
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Builder my friend and Luke Heaton over here who also happens to be a friend of
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here who also happens to be a friend of
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here who also happens to be a friend of the show and a random land member how
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the show and a random land member how
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the show and a random land member how about that being a master luthier means
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about that being a master luthier means
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about that being a master luthier means that in addition to just repairing
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that in addition to just repairing
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that in addition to just repairing instruments Luke can build instruments
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instruments Luke can build instruments
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instruments Luke can build instruments from scratch out of wood look at that so
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from scratch out of wood look at that so
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from scratch out of wood look at that so he made this violent dude you made a
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he made this violent dude you made a
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he made this violent dude you made a violin and you started with literally
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violin and you started with literally
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violin and you started with literally just blocks of wood right oh my gosh
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just blocks of wood right oh my gosh
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just blocks of wood right oh my gosh that's insane this is going to be a five
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that's insane this is going to be a five
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that's insane this is going to be a five string violin and you're still working
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string violin and you're still working
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string violin and you're still working on it because I can see the finishes and
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on it because I can see the finishes and
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on it because I can see the finishes and all yeah no this never did was get
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all yeah no this never did was get
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all yeah no this never did was get finished it just gets a clear coat oh I
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finished it just gets a clear coat oh I
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finished it just gets a clear coat oh I see I didn't know that I'm not fancy I'm
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see I didn't know that I'm not fancy I'm
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see I didn't know that I'm not fancy I'm not a violinist well it's because they
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not a violinist well it's because they
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not a violinist well it's because they wear it off anyway so what is a
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wear it off anyway so what is a
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wear it off anyway so what is a custom-made violin cost so give me a
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custom-made violin cost so give me a
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custom-made violin cost so give me a ballpark range you know so so this one
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ballpark range you know so so this one
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ballpark range you know so so this one this is where it's a five string it's
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this is where it's a five string it's
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this is where it's a five string it's about seven thousand if it's just normal
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about seven thousand if it's just normal
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about seven thousand if it's just normal so it's probably a bad idea for me to
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so it's probably a bad idea for me to
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so it's probably a bad idea for me to just smash it yes okay I won't I'll just
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just smash it yes okay I won't I'll just
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just smash it yes okay I won't I'll just be walking especially especially because
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be walking especially especially because
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be walking especially especially because of course we're already paying for it
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of course we're already paying for it
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of course we're already paying for it really oh somebody else already paid
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really oh somebody else already paid
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really oh somebody else already paid then we're good we can smash it early
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then we're good we can smash it early
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then we're good we can smash it early she'll be good yeah sort of kind of then
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she'll be good yeah sort of kind of then
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she'll be good yeah sort of kind of then I have to build another one oh that's
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I have to build another one oh that's
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I have to build another one oh that's true never mind all right never mind
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true never mind all right never mind
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true never mind all right never mind look at this tiny one there's the size
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look at this tiny one there's the size
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look at this tiny one there's the size of my hand it's like an eight inch
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of my hand it's like an eight inch
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of my hand it's like an eight inch violin this is a baby's violin they get
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violin this is a baby's violin they get
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violin this is a baby's violin they get small so wait how small so the smallest
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small so wait how small so the smallest
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small so wait how small so the smallest is a one well a 1 64th the whole
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is a one well a 1 64th the whole
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is a one well a 1 64th the whole violin's about that long I don't ever
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violin's about that long I don't ever
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violin's about that long I don't ever have it that's the one we're supposed to
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have it that's the one we're supposed to
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have it that's the one we're supposed to pull out when people are complaining you
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pull out when people are complaining you
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pull out when people are complaining you know they go oh world's tiniest violin
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know they go oh world's tiniest violin
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know they go oh world's tiniest violin dude this is awesome Whittle sticks
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dude this is awesome Whittle sticks
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dude this is awesome Whittle sticks merch in here look at this this is a
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merch in here look at this this is a
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merch in here look at this this is a guitar body that Luke made
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guitar body that Luke made
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guitar body that Luke made that's incredible but an old neck is
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that's incredible but an old neck is
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that's incredible but an old neck is going on that one right yes so you're
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going on that one right yes so you're
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going on that one right yes so you're not making a custom neck for this but
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not making a custom neck for this but
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not making a custom neck for this but you you made this out of wood and
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you you made this out of wood and
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you you made this out of wood and Imagination that is so crazy that's you
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Imagination that is so crazy that's you
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Imagination that is so crazy that's you can actually see photos of this one as I
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can actually see photos of this one as I
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can actually see photos of this one as I was building it on on Instagram and
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was building it on on Instagram and
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was building it on on Instagram and stuff this may be surprising to you but
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stuff this may be surprising to you but
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stuff this may be surprising to you but I'm not here at Whittle sticks for
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I'm not here at Whittle sticks for
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I'm not here at Whittle sticks for musical instruments not today anyway I'm
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musical instruments not today anyway I'm
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musical instruments not today anyway I'm here because Luke has been instrumental
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here because Luke has been instrumental
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here because Luke has been instrumental unintended in helping me with a lot of
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unintended in helping me with a lot of
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unintended in helping me with a lot of woodworking questions as I've been
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woodworking questions as I've been
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woodworking questions as I've been carving stuff and so I had brought him
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carving stuff and so I had brought him
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carving stuff and so I had brought him sort of a collaborative a secret project
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sort of a collaborative a secret project
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sort of a collaborative a secret project made of wood from the van he's not going
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made of wood from the van he's not going
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made of wood from the van he's not going to be working on that up here he's going
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to be working on that up here he's going
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to be working on that up here he's going to be working on that down in the secret
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to be working on that down in the secret
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to be working on that down in the secret bunker oh my gosh look at the size of
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bunker oh my gosh look at the size of
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bunker oh my gosh look at the size of Luke's wood shop look at all the wood
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Luke's wood shop look at all the wood
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Luke's wood shop look at all the wood I want this wood oh
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I want this wood oh
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I want this wood oh look at the supply so this is violin
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look at the supply so this is violin
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look at the supply so this is violin Woods this is all blanks for violin tops
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Woods this is all blanks for violin tops
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Woods this is all blanks for violin tops no way so This Is How They that's how
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no way so This Is How They that's how
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no way so This Is How They that's how they start are they different types of
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they start are they different types of
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they start are they different types of wood for different purposes or just the
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wood for different purposes or just the
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wood for different purposes or just the different cuts
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different cuts
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different cuts so Spruce is your top wood so that's
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so Spruce is your top wood so that's
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so Spruce is your top wood so that's where your book your sound goes and then
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where your book your sound goes and then
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where your book your sound goes and then the maple these
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the maple these
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the maple these for the back and the sides and this is
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for the back and the sides and this is
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for the back and the sides and this is for structure now this is all flame to
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for structure now this is all flame to
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for structure now this is all flame to me and you make violins out of this yeah
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me and you make violins out of this yeah
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me and you make violins out of this yeah you make them yourself so you're making
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you make them yourself so you're making
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you make them yourself so you're making flame top violin from scratch out of
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flame top violin from scratch out of
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flame top violin from scratch out of wood and Imagination okay so this is in
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wood and Imagination okay so this is in
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wood and Imagination okay so this is in front of a guitar did you make this no I
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front of a guitar did you make this no I
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front of a guitar did you make this no I did not make that one oh lame
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did not make that one oh lame
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did not make that one oh lame that's a classical guitar so that's how
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that's a classical guitar so that's how
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that's a classical guitar so that's how guitars are made on the inside
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guitars are made on the inside
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guitars are made on the inside weird so these are all things that
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weird so these are all things that
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weird so these are all things that you're rebuilding or all things you're
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you're rebuilding or all things you're
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you're rebuilding or all things you're going to pull apart for pieces these are
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going to pull apart for pieces these are
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going to pull apart for pieces these are all things that people have given me so
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all things that people have given me so
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all things that people have given me so I will rebuild and put it back up for
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I will rebuild and put it back up for
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I will rebuild and put it back up for sale some are literally just Boneyard
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sale some are literally just Boneyard
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sale some are literally just Boneyard parts that's like it's the cadavers but
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parts that's like it's the cadavers but
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parts that's like it's the cadavers but you're still preserving a lot of history
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you're still preserving a lot of history
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you're still preserving a lot of history oh there's so much old stuff by
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oh there's so much old stuff by
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oh there's so much old stuff by restoring it that's crazy you're working
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restoring it that's crazy you're working
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restoring it that's crazy you're working here all alone
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here all alone
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here all alone so it's just you look at the size of
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so it's just you look at the size of
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so it's just you look at the size of your sandbox
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your sandbox
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your sandbox the problem is it's not big enough it's
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the problem is it's not big enough it's
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the problem is it's not big enough it's and it's not big enough it's not
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and it's not big enough it's not
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and it's not big enough it's not the kids
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the kids
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the kids advice ever to have what the worst Vice
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advice ever to have what the worst Vice
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advice ever to have what the worst Vice oh worse because there's always a new
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oh worse because there's always a new
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oh worse because there's always a new tool there's the next biggest best
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tool there's the next biggest best
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tool there's the next biggest best toolers and you can see so much money
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toolers and you can see so much money
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toolers and you can see so much money but you're making stuff out of it stuff
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but you're making stuff out of it stuff
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but you're making stuff out of it stuff that will last forever which is awesome
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that will last forever which is awesome
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that will last forever which is awesome um that's why I do it all right guys if
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um that's why I do it all right guys if
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um that's why I do it all right guys if you need a guitar repaired or you want
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you need a guitar repaired or you want
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you need a guitar repaired or you want to buy a custom-made violin or you just
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to buy a custom-made violin or you just
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to buy a custom-made violin or you just happen to be in Cedar City and want to
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happen to be in Cedar City and want to
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happen to be in Cedar City and want to stop somewhere interesting come see Luke
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stop somewhere interesting come see Luke
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stop somewhere interesting come see Luke and riddlesticks Whittle sticks oh
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and riddlesticks Whittle sticks oh
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and riddlesticks Whittle sticks oh before I forget I actually brought Luca
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before I forget I actually brought Luca
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before I forget I actually brought Luca whittles from Knott's Berry Farm because
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whittles from Knott's Berry Farm because
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whittles from Knott's Berry Farm because Widow sticks needed one of those come by
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Widow sticks needed one of those come by
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Widow sticks needed one of those come by and say hi to widows oh I like meeting
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and say hi to widows oh I like meeting
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and say hi to widows oh I like meeting Kindred Spirits I also like learning
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Kindred Spirits I also like learning
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Kindred Spirits I also like learning about wood carving and working and stuff
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about wood carving and working and stuff
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about wood carving and working and stuff and I also like visiting members of the
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and I also like visiting members of the
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and I also like visiting members of the adventurers Club on patreon the problem
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adventurers Club on patreon the problem
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adventurers Club on patreon the problem with it all though is that I end up
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with it all though is that I end up
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with it all though is that I end up talking for hours and spending so much
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talking for hours and spending so much
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talking for hours and spending so much more time chatting away at Whittle
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more time chatting away at Whittle
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more time chatting away at Whittle sticks that I'm into that's why I
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sticks that I'm into that's why I
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sticks that I'm into that's why I usually try not to stop where there are
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usually try not to stop where there are
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usually try not to stop where there are human interactions because I can't
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human interactions because I can't
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human interactions because I can't control myself I got about a five hour
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control myself I got about a five hour
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control myself I got about a five hour drive to where I want to end up going to
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drive to where I want to end up going to
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drive to where I want to end up going to sleep tonight which means the van will
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sleep tonight which means the van will
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sleep tonight which means the van will be barreling through Utah most of the
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be barreling through Utah most of the
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be barreling through Utah most of the day on the interstate but before we
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day on the interstate but before we
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day on the interstate but before we leave Cedar City there's a museum here
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leave Cedar City there's a museum here
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leave Cedar City there's a museum here I've never seen before but I've always
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I've never seen before but I've always
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I've never seen before but I've always wanted to check out it's the frontier
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wanted to check out it's the frontier
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wanted to check out it's the frontier Homestead State Park Museum and look at
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Homestead State Park Museum and look at
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Homestead State Park Museum and look at this when you see equipment like this
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this when you see equipment like this
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this when you see equipment like this outside like this Caboose over here you
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outside like this Caboose over here you
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outside like this Caboose over here you know it's gonna be good it's like
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know it's gonna be good it's like
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know it's gonna be good it's like they're doing a little construction on
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they're doing a little construction on
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they're doing a little construction on the front of the museum but luckily it's
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the front of the museum but luckily it's
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the front of the museum but luckily it's still open let's go see what the
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still open let's go see what the
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still open let's go see what the frontier homesteaders have to offer wow
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frontier homesteaders have to offer wow
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frontier homesteaders have to offer wow I can already see there is one
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I can already see there is one
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I can already see there is one impressive collection of buildings and
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impressive collection of buildings and
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impressive collection of buildings and wagons and all kinds of weird stuff
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wagons and all kinds of weird stuff
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wagons and all kinds of weird stuff outside here before I get too Lost In
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outside here before I get too Lost In
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outside here before I get too Lost In The Weeds I guess it's probably a good
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The Weeds I guess it's probably a good
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The Weeds I guess it's probably a good idea to head into the museum proper
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idea to head into the museum proper
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idea to head into the museum proper since that's where we would have entered
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since that's where we would have entered
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since that's where we would have entered if there was no construction oh look at
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if there was no construction oh look at
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if there was no construction oh look at all of this definitely a lot of work
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all of this definitely a lot of work
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all of this definitely a lot of work going on not everything is on display
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going on not everything is on display
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going on not everything is on display that normally would be but you can still
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that normally would be but you can still
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that normally would be but you can still get a good sense of what it would be
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get a good sense of what it would be
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get a good sense of what it would be like when it's all open to be honest
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like when it's all open to be honest
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like when it's all open to be honest with you I'm sort of relieved that the
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with you I'm sort of relieved that the
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with you I'm sort of relieved that the main museum is pretty much closed
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main museum is pretty much closed
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main museum is pretty much closed because it leaves us free to concentrate
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because it leaves us free to concentrate
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because it leaves us free to concentrate on these old buildings like the Pioneer
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on these old buildings like the Pioneer
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on these old buildings like the Pioneer cabin right here which frankly is what
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cabin right here which frankly is what
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cabin right here which frankly is what I'm a lot more interested in look at
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I'm a lot more interested in look at
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I'm a lot more interested in look at this do you know what this is this this
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this do you know what this is this this
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this do you know what this is this this is the oldest log cabin in southern Utah
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is the oldest log cabin in southern Utah
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is the oldest log cabin in southern Utah it was built in
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it was built in
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it was built in 1851 in Parowan out where we were
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1851 in Parowan out where we were
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1851 in Parowan out where we were earlier today appropriately Enough by a
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earlier today appropriately Enough by a
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earlier today appropriately Enough by a guy named George wood he later moved it
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guy named George wood he later moved it
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guy named George wood he later moved it into the old original Fort here in Cedar
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into the old original Fort here in Cedar
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into the old original Fort here in Cedar City and then onto Main Street so this
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City and then onto Main Street so this
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City and then onto Main Street so this cabin's been around apparently over the
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cabin's been around apparently over the
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cabin's been around apparently over the last
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last
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last 172 years of its existence it was the
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172 years of its existence it was the
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172 years of its existence it was the birthplace of 24 children I don't think
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birthplace of 24 children I don't think
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birthplace of 24 children I don't think all those children were George woods but
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all those children were George woods but
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all those children were George woods but we are in Utah so you never know man
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we are in Utah so you never know man
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we are in Utah so you never know man look at this place
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look at this place
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look at this place it's actually sort of nice inside the
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it's actually sort of nice inside the
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it's actually sort of nice inside the inside logs are all sealed up and white
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inside logs are all sealed up and white
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inside logs are all sealed up and white washed you have a very nice brick
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washed you have a very nice brick
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washed you have a very nice brick fireplace over here got your cabinet
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fireplace over here got your cabinet
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fireplace over here got your cabinet with your fixings your old rocking chair
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with your fixings your old rocking chair
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with your fixings your old rocking chair your table your Pioneer bread imagine
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your table your Pioneer bread imagine
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your table your Pioneer bread imagine living in here doing all your cooking
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living in here doing all your cooking
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living in here doing all your cooking all your washing all your sleeping all
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all your washing all your sleeping all
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all your washing all your sleeping all your reading all your gambling maybe or
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your reading all your gambling maybe or
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your reading all your gambling maybe or Domino playing oh you're mating birthing
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Domino playing oh you're mating birthing
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Domino playing oh you're mating birthing and child raising all in one little room
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and child raising all in one little room
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and child raising all in one little room like this of course I would have been a
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like this of course I would have been a
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like this of course I would have been a yard outside but in the pioneer days I
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yard outside but in the pioneer days I
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yard outside but in the pioneer days I imagine they had plenty of space to run
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imagine they had plenty of space to run
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imagine they had plenty of space to run around Outdoors all those children and
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around Outdoors all those children and
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around Outdoors all those children and sleep Outdoors if the weather was nice
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sleep Outdoors if the weather was nice
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sleep Outdoors if the weather was nice enough and look at this they got the old
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enough and look at this they got the old
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enough and look at this they got the old water pump here and some laundry so you
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water pump here and some laundry so you
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water pump here and some laundry so you can do activities Oh they've literally
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can do activities Oh they've literally
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can do activities Oh they've literally got it set up so you could do laundry
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got it set up so you could do laundry
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got it set up so you could do laundry out here and demonstrate how hard it was
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out here and demonstrate how hard it was
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out here and demonstrate how hard it was for the Pioneers to do it no need for us
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for the Pioneers to do it no need for us
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for the Pioneers to do it no need for us to try that today I I believe them you
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to try that today I I believe them you
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to try that today I I believe them you know I'll stick with the uh the Kenwood
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know I'll stick with the uh the Kenwood
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know I'll stick with the uh the Kenwood washing machine or whatever we got yeah
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washing machine or whatever we got yeah
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washing machine or whatever we got yeah what a tiny little building
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what a tiny little building
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what a tiny little building 1851 out of hand hewn logs now coming as
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1851 out of hand hewn logs now coming as
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1851 out of hand hewn logs now coming as I do from Southern California where the
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I do from Southern California where the
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I do from Southern California where the median home price is somewhere near 800
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median home price is somewhere near 800
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median home price is somewhere near 800 000 now I'm very jealous of the day when
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000 now I'm very jealous of the day when
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000 now I'm very jealous of the day when you could just build your own house out
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you could just build your own house out
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you could just build your own house out of wood and there was no County
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of wood and there was no County
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of wood and there was no County Inspector or anybody else to bother you
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Inspector or anybody else to bother you
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Inspector or anybody else to bother you about how you did it just set it up on
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about how you did it just set it up on
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about how you did it just set it up on some land and live your life this is
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some land and live your life this is
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some land and live your life this is cool look at this big outdoor oven out
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cool look at this big outdoor oven out
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cool look at this big outdoor oven out here it looks like a lot of this stuff
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here it looks like a lot of this stuff
15:31
here it looks like a lot of this stuff is functional like they definitely have
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is functional like they definitely have
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is functional like they definitely have field trip groups and stuff like that
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field trip groups and stuff like that
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field trip groups and stuff like that and they're able to get Hands-On with
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and they're able to get Hands-On with
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and they're able to get Hands-On with Pioneer history which is such a great
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Pioneer history which is such a great
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Pioneer history which is such a great way to learn look at this behind me on
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way to learn look at this behind me on
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way to learn look at this behind me on certain days they do candle making
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certain days they do candle making
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certain days they do candle making demonstrations out here that's sick now
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demonstrations out here that's sick now
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demonstrations out here that's sick now obviously we can see a big impressive
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obviously we can see a big impressive
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obviously we can see a big impressive house back there but look at this
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house back there but look at this
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house back there but look at this building right up against the parking
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building right up against the parking
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building right up against the parking lot this old log building was originally
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lot this old log building was originally
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lot this old log building was originally an old Cedar City Granary you know a
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an old Cedar City Granary you know a
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an old Cedar City Granary you know a grain storage building but it is now the
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grain storage building but it is now the
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grain storage building but it is now the Deseret Schoolhouse they've set this up
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Deseret Schoolhouse they've set this up
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Deseret Schoolhouse they've set this up to teach visitors like us what it was
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to teach visitors like us what it was
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to teach visitors like us what it was like to go to a one-room schoolhouse for
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like to go to a one-room schoolhouse for
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like to go to a one-room schoolhouse for a school look at the Blackboard in this
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a school look at the Blackboard in this
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a school look at the Blackboard in this schoolhouse house you could learn
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schoolhouse house you could learn
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schoolhouse house you could learn something a very unusual indeed the
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something a very unusual indeed the
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something a very unusual indeed the Deseret alphabet oh that's right this
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Deseret alphabet oh that's right this
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Deseret alphabet oh that's right this was all Mormon territory it was sort of
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was all Mormon territory it was sort of
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was all Mormon territory it was sort of the state of Deseret and over and above
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the state of Deseret and over and above
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the state of Deseret and over and above all of its territory was the main Mormon
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all of its territory was the main Mormon
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all of its territory was the main Mormon himself Brigham Young Prophet who
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himself Brigham Young Prophet who
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himself Brigham Young Prophet who brought all the Latter-Day Saints
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brought all the Latter-Day Saints
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brought all the Latter-Day Saints Westward across the Mississippi River
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Westward across the Mississippi River
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Westward across the Mississippi River and into Utah which was then not part of
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and into Utah which was then not part of
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and into Utah which was then not part of the United States and here he decided to
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the United States and here he decided to
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the United States and here he decided to come up with something called the
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come up with something called the
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come up with something called the Deseret alphabet because so many
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Deseret alphabet because so many
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Deseret alphabet because so many pioneers coming out to Utah to join the
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pioneers coming out to Utah to join the
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pioneers coming out to Utah to join the Mormons were from other countries
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Mormons were from other countries
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Mormons were from other countries English wasn't their first language and
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English wasn't their first language and
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English wasn't their first language and they still had the goal of converting
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they still had the goal of converting
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they still had the goal of converting the lamanites as they would have said
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the lamanites as they would have said
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the lamanites as they would have said back then aka teaching the Native
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back then aka teaching the Native
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back then aka teaching the Native Americans so rather than having them
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Americans so rather than having them
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Americans so rather than having them learn conventional English he thought
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learn conventional English he thought
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learn conventional English he thought let's simplify it and create our own
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let's simplify it and create our own
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let's simplify it and create our own alphabet the Deseret alphabet which is
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alphabet the Deseret alphabet which is
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alphabet the Deseret alphabet which is uh an unusual idea to say the least and
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uh an unusual idea to say the least and
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uh an unusual idea to say the least and that was started back in 1854 by by 1869
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that was started back in 1854 by by 1869
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that was started back in 1854 by by 1869 of course we have the Transcontinental
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of course we have the Transcontinental
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of course we have the Transcontinental Railway finished and running right
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Railway finished and running right
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Railway finished and running right across the state of Utah so it had a
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across the state of Utah so it had a
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across the state of Utah so it had a whole influx of new pioneers and new
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whole influx of new pioneers and new
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whole influx of new pioneers and new people from the states who had
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people from the states who had
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people from the states who had absolutely no interest in the Mormon
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absolutely no interest in the Mormon
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absolutely no interest in the Mormon alphabet as they would have called in
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alphabet as they would have called in
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alphabet as they would have called in and so it's a little known piece of
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and so it's a little known piece of
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and so it's a little known piece of History it only ever existed for about
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History it only ever existed for about
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History it only ever existed for about 15 years or so and to Precious few
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15 years or so and to Precious few
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15 years or so and to Precious few people look at this upstairs this is
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people look at this upstairs this is
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people look at this upstairs this is kind of creepy I guess this is maybe
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kind of creepy I guess this is maybe
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kind of creepy I guess this is maybe where your school teacher would have
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where your school teacher would have
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where your school teacher would have lived in the one-room schoolhouse is
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lived in the one-room schoolhouse is
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lived in the one-room schoolhouse is that the idea here kind of scary going
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that the idea here kind of scary going
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that the idea here kind of scary going up the wooden steps luckily this was all
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up the wooden steps luckily this was all
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up the wooden steps luckily this was all rebuilt in the early 2000s it should be
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rebuilt in the early 2000s it should be
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rebuilt in the early 2000s it should be structurally sound yeah this is where
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structurally sound yeah this is where
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structurally sound yeah this is where the teacher would have lived up here in
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the teacher would have lived up here in
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the teacher would have lived up here in the rafters of this
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the rafters of this
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the rafters of this uninsulated wooden building and it's
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uninsulated wooden building and it's
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uninsulated wooden building and it's awfully warm up here
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awfully warm up here
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awfully warm up here today I can only imagine how hot it
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today I can only imagine how hot it
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today I can only imagine how hot it would get in mid-summer much less how
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would get in mid-summer much less how
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would get in mid-summer much less how cold it would get in the winter but this
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cold it would get in the winter but this
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cold it would get in the winter but this is how they stopped the old problem of
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is how they stopped the old problem of
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is how they stopped the old problem of having to board the teacher at various
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having to board the teacher at various
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having to board the teacher at various people's houses the house is so spread
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people's houses the house is so spread
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people's houses the house is so spread out around here this meant the teacher
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out around here this meant the teacher
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out around here this meant the teacher could be here start the day and it would
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could be here start the day and it would
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could be here start the day and it would make sure the teacher would stay in one
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make sure the teacher would stay in one
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make sure the teacher would stay in one place at one school and not move around
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place at one school and not move around
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place at one school and not move around too much which meant the community could
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too much which meant the community could
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too much which meant the community could rely on the school and keep growing now
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rely on the school and keep growing now
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rely on the school and keep growing now listen I love to learn learning is the
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listen I love to learn learning is the
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listen I love to learn learning is the best thing in this life all there is is
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best thing in this life all there is is
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best thing in this life all there is is curiosity boredom is impossible I'm not
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curiosity boredom is impossible I'm not
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curiosity boredom is impossible I'm not a big fan of school particularly our
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a big fan of school particularly our
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a big fan of school particularly our modern system is school it's very very
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modern system is school it's very very
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modern system is school it's very very difficult for anybody sort of Divergent
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difficult for anybody sort of Divergent
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difficult for anybody sort of Divergent like me to learn in a system like that I
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like me to learn in a system like that I
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like me to learn in a system like that I don't fit in very well with any kind of
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don't fit in very well with any kind of
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don't fit in very well with any kind of system really but especially the old
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system really but especially the old
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system really but especially the old school system however I do really
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school system however I do really
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school system however I do really appreciate teachers because they're
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appreciate teachers because they're
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appreciate teachers because they're doing a very important job we need
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doing a very important job we need
18:48
doing a very important job we need teachers in this world you know learning
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teachers in this world you know learning
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teachers in this world you know learning is the most important thing you could do
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is the most important thing you could do
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is the most important thing you could do fill your mind up you only have one life
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fill your mind up you only have one life
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fill your mind up you only have one life to live and One Life to learn in luckily
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to live and One Life to learn in luckily
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to live and One Life to learn in luckily I never had to learn the Deseret
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I never had to learn the Deseret
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I never had to learn the Deseret alphabet I don't think I could have
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alphabet I don't think I could have
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alphabet I don't think I could have handled it and luckily even though I
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handled it and luckily even though I
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handled it and luckily even though I didn't get along with most of my
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didn't get along with most of my
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didn't get along with most of my teachers to be honest with you at least
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teachers to be honest with you at least
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teachers to be honest with you at least in my day they weren't allowed to spank
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in my day they weren't allowed to spank
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in my day they weren't allowed to spank you with a paddle look at this thing Old
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you with a paddle look at this thing Old
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you with a paddle look at this thing Old Hickory here a little bit of discipline
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Hickory here a little bit of discipline
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Hickory here a little bit of discipline I did however have to spend most of my
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I did however have to spend most of my
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I did however have to spend most of my school career like this okay yes ma'am
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school career like this okay yes ma'am
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school career like this okay yes ma'am jeez that is really Hefty couldn't have
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jeez that is really Hefty couldn't have
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jeez that is really Hefty couldn't have hurt that bad though right
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hurt that bad though right
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hurt that bad though right ah wrong not really smart
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ah wrong not really smart
19:31
ah wrong not really smart I don't like school anymore all right
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I don't like school anymore all right
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I don't like school anymore all right now as we emerge from the old school
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now as we emerge from the old school
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now as we emerge from the old school house past the Pioneer garden and the
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house past the Pioneer garden and the
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house past the Pioneer garden and the old chicken coop we finally get to find
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old chicken coop we finally get to find
19:40
old chicken coop we finally get to find out what the heck this is look at this
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out what the heck this is look at this
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out what the heck this is look at this old house it's not very wide it has
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old house it's not very wide it has
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old house it's not very wide it has almost a force perspective appearance
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almost a force perspective appearance
19:48
almost a force perspective appearance you know it appears bigger than it
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you know it appears bigger than it
19:50
you know it appears bigger than it really is man is it awfully Grand
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really is man is it awfully Grand
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really is man is it awfully Grand looking look at this beauty back in the
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looking look at this beauty back in the
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looking look at this beauty back in the 18 digities this must have been one
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18 digities this must have been one
19:57
18 digities this must have been one impressive domicile hey look at this
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impressive domicile hey look at this
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impressive domicile hey look at this it's climate controlled that's good the
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it's climate controlled that's good the
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it's climate controlled that's good the only thing I want more in history
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only thing I want more in history
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only thing I want more in history there's some good air conditioning up
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there's some good air conditioning up
20:08
there's some good air conditioning up here's this house was built by a
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here's this house was built by a
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here's this house was built by a Scottish immigrant named Joseph a
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Scottish immigrant named Joseph a
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Scottish immigrant named Joseph a snitten hunter who arrived in Cedar City
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snitten hunter who arrived in Cedar City
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snitten hunter who arrived in Cedar City in
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in
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in 1852 after immigrating to the United
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1852 after immigrating to the United
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1852 after immigrating to the United States they built this nice grand house
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States they built this nice grand house
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States they built this nice grand house starting in 1866 in various stages
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starting in 1866 in various stages
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starting in 1866 in various stages down he died in here
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down he died in here
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down he died in here in 1904 so maybe that's why this house
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in 1904 so maybe that's why this house
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in 1904 so maybe that's why this house has such spooky vibes
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has such spooky vibes
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has such spooky vibes I don't know much about the afterlife
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I don't know much about the afterlife
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I don't know much about the afterlife because I've never been there but uh who
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because I've never been there but uh who
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because I've never been there but uh who am I to say there aren't spooky ghosts
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am I to say there aren't spooky ghosts
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am I to say there aren't spooky ghosts in here
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in here
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in here yes sir the old Hunter
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I almost had a heart attack for real I
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I almost had a heart attack for real I was gonna say the old Hunter house is a
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was gonna say the old Hunter house is a
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was gonna say the old Hunter house is a little bit creepy now it's a lot a bit
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little bit creepy now it's a lot a bit
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little bit creepy now it's a lot a bit creepy especially when you realize this
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creepy especially when you realize this
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creepy especially when you realize this is one of Joseph sneddon Hunter's
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is one of Joseph sneddon Hunter's
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is one of Joseph sneddon Hunter's children's actual dresses on this
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children's actual dresses on this
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children's actual dresses on this mannequin and the cemetery that this
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mannequin and the cemetery that this
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mannequin and the cemetery that this actual daughter is buried in is
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actual daughter is buried in is
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actual daughter is buried in is literally right across the street and
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literally right across the street and
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literally right across the street and visible out the windows I mean I don't
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visible out the windows I mean I don't
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visible out the windows I mean I don't know what you believe but that just
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know what you believe but that just
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know what you believe but that just feels all kinds of wrong in a horror
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feels all kinds of wrong in a horror
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feels all kinds of wrong in a horror movie this would be a bad setup it's
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movie this would be a bad setup it's
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movie this would be a bad setup it's like the children that grew up here like
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like the children that grew up here like
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like the children that grew up here like this lady had a lot of fun though look
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this lady had a lot of fun though look
21:24
this lady had a lot of fun though look they were playing giant Pioneer Checkers
21:26
they were playing giant Pioneer Checkers
21:26
they were playing giant Pioneer Checkers they were sewing apparently they like to
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they were sewing apparently they like to
21:28
they were sewing apparently they like to read a whole lot look at the way they
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read a whole lot look at the way they
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read a whole lot look at the way they wore out this book is a little bit
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wore out this book is a little bit
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wore out this book is a little bit terrifying because there are pictures of
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terrifying because there are pictures of
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terrifying because there are pictures of people who are almost certainly deceased
21:37
people who are almost certainly deceased
21:37
people who are almost certainly deceased in this book are they the people who
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in this book are they the people who
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in this book are they the people who lived here I don't
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lived here I don't
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lived here I don't no yes and some of these portraits say
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no yes and some of these portraits say
21:44
no yes and some of these portraits say Salt Lake on the bottom I am guessing
21:46
Salt Lake on the bottom I am guessing
21:46
Salt Lake on the bottom I am guessing these are people who either lived in
21:47
these are people who either lived in
21:47
these are people who either lived in this house or lived in this town back in
21:49
this house or lived in this town back in
21:49
this house or lived in this town back in the day and probably visited this house
21:51
the day and probably visited this house
21:51
the day and probably visited this house it's a little bit a little bit spooky
21:53
it's a little bit a little bit spooky
21:53
it's a little bit a little bit spooky but what takes the edge off is how about
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but what takes the edge off is how about
21:55
but what takes the edge off is how about a little bit of music right we can play
21:57
a little bit of music right we can play
21:57
a little bit of music right we can play this song right here smile darn yes
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this song right here smile darn yes
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this song right here smile darn yes smile you know this whole world is a
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smile you know this whole world is a
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smile you know this whole world is a great world after all it's
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great world after all it's
22:06
great world after all it's down song
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down song
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down song look among all the other spooky
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look among all the other spooky
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look among all the other spooky artifacts
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artifacts
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artifacts those are my initials
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those are my initials
22:15
those are my initials the doors to the back room are locked
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the doors to the back room are locked
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the doors to the back room are locked guess we don't want to know what's in
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guess we don't want to know what's in
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guess we don't want to know what's in the back room maybe we should check out
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the back room maybe we should check out
22:21
the back room maybe we should check out upstairs I think I think you can I can't
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upstairs I think I think you can I can't
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upstairs I think I think you can I can't stop looking at that no I think you can
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stop looking at that no I think you can
22:26
stop looking at that no I think you can head upstairs I love the fact that this
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head upstairs I love the fact that this
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head upstairs I love the fact that this is self-guided as cool as volunteer
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is self-guided as cool as volunteer
22:30
is self-guided as cool as volunteer guides are as much as you can learn from
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guides are as much as you can learn from
22:32
guides are as much as you can learn from them and I do highly recommend guys
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them and I do highly recommend guys
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them and I do highly recommend guys tours if you want to expand your
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tours if you want to expand your
22:36
tours if you want to expand your knowledge I personally like to fly solo
22:38
knowledge I personally like to fly solo
22:38
knowledge I personally like to fly solo in places and especially when I'm
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in places and especially when I'm
22:40
in places and especially when I'm filming or I'm trying to share with you
22:41
filming or I'm trying to share with you
22:42
filming or I'm trying to share with you guys and walk into a door and the first
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guys and walk into a door and the first
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guys and walk into a door and the first thing I see is a guide waiting hi
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thing I see is a guide waiting hi
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thing I see is a guide waiting hi welcome I want to tell you all about the
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welcome I want to tell you all about the
22:47
welcome I want to tell you all about the house something inside of me dies a
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house something inside of me dies a
22:49
house something inside of me dies a little so it's kind of nice this just
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little so it's kind of nice this just
22:51
little so it's kind of nice this just you and me and creepy old haunted house
22:56
you and me and creepy old haunted house
22:56
you and me and creepy old haunted house all right I'm on high alert looking for
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all right I'm on high alert looking for
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all right I'm on high alert looking for more mannequins I was really scared I
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more mannequins I was really scared I
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more mannequins I was really scared I wasn't expecting a mannequin since
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wasn't expecting a mannequin since
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wasn't expecting a mannequin since there's no mannequins anywhere else look
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there's no mannequins anywhere else look
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there's no mannequins anywhere else look at these little dollies in their beds
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at these little dollies in their beds
23:07
at these little dollies in their beds and in the little
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and in the little
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and in the little Crypt not Crypt crib that's some sort of
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Crypt not Crypt crib that's some sort of
23:11
Crypt not Crypt crib that's some sort of Freudian ghost slip even in this big
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Freudian ghost slip even in this big
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Freudian ghost slip even in this big much finer house in the Log Cabin you
23:15
much finer house in the Log Cabin you
23:15
much finer house in the Log Cabin you would have had family members sharing
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would have had family members sharing
23:17
would have had family members sharing bedrooms back then oh look at this old
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bedrooms back then oh look at this old
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bedrooms back then oh look at this old wheelchair
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wheelchair
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wheelchair oh that's a little bit creepy somebody
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oh that's a little bit creepy somebody
23:24
oh that's a little bit creepy somebody used that thing for sure I don't know
23:25
used that thing for sure I don't know
23:25
used that thing for sure I don't know what the square footage of this house is
23:28
what the square footage of this house is
23:28
what the square footage of this house is but I think it's about twice the size of
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but I think it's about twice the size of
23:31
but I think it's about twice the size of the apartment that I used to live in so
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the apartment that I used to live in so
23:34
the apartment that I used to live in so maybe 1800s probably last but it's not
23:37
maybe 1800s probably last but it's not
23:37
maybe 1800s probably last but it's not that many rooms very few rooms
23:38
that many rooms very few rooms
23:38
that many rooms very few rooms everybody's shared space and got a lot
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everybody's shared space and got a lot
23:41
everybody's shared space and got a lot more cozy back then wow look at this
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more cozy back then wow look at this
23:44
more cozy back then wow look at this stuff all the information about the
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stuff all the information about the
23:46
stuff all the information about the early Mormon settlers and their tools
23:49
early Mormon settlers and their tools
23:49
early Mormon settlers and their tools their trades I had a lot of saws and
23:51
their trades I had a lot of saws and
23:51
their trades I had a lot of saws and woodworking tools in here wouldn't mind
23:53
woodworking tools in here wouldn't mind
23:53
woodworking tools in here wouldn't mind getting my hands on some of those look
23:55
getting my hands on some of those look
23:55
getting my hands on some of those look at these old irons and what is this
23:57
at these old irons and what is this
23:57
at these old irons and what is this creepy looking treasure chest in the
23:59
creepy looking treasure chest in the
23:59
creepy looking treasure chest in the back
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back
24:01
back oh it's like a travel chest no it's a
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oh it's like a travel chest no it's a
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oh it's like a travel chest no it's a tool chest there is literally wood
24:05
tool chest there is literally wood
24:05
tool chest there is literally wood carving stuff in here I need this chest
24:08
carving stuff in here I need this chest
24:08
carving stuff in here I need this chest what's really crazy is they are relying
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what's really crazy is they are relying
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what's really crazy is they are relying on that famous Mormon politeness the
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on that famous Mormon politeness the
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on that famous Mormon politeness the famous Utah politeness because a lot of
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famous Utah politeness because a lot of
24:15
famous Utah politeness because a lot of these chairs and stuff are old original
24:17
these chairs and stuff are old original
24:17
these chairs and stuff are old original furnishings and artifacts and it's
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furnishings and artifacts and it's
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furnishings and artifacts and it's self-guided we could sit on anything we
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self-guided we could sit on anything we
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self-guided we could sit on anything we want we're not going to I'm not going to
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want we're not going to I'm not going to
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want we're not going to I'm not going to be the guy that breaks the couch made
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be the guy that breaks the couch made
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be the guy that breaks the couch made out of string or whatever I'm just
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out of string or whatever I'm just
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out of string or whatever I'm just saying I have noticed in Utah in places
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saying I have noticed in Utah in places
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saying I have noticed in Utah in places like this there's a lot of Reliance on
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like this there's a lot of Reliance on
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like this there's a lot of Reliance on the honor System not just Utah really
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the honor System not just Utah really
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the honor System not just Utah really all over America in terms of manner
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all over America in terms of manner
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all over America in terms of manner something about living in big cities oh
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something about living in big cities oh
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something about living in big cities oh I almost fell just tends to unleash the
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I almost fell just tends to unleash the
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I almost fell just tends to unleash the animal in some of us I guess I mean
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animal in some of us I guess I mean
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animal in some of us I guess I mean there's good and bad everywhere of
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there's good and bad everywhere of
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there's good and bad everywhere of course but you don't see a lot of gangs
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course but you don't see a lot of gangs
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course but you don't see a lot of gangs out here in Cedar City Utah but maybe
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out here in Cedar City Utah but maybe
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out here in Cedar City Utah but maybe then again it might just be because I'm
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then again it might just be because I'm
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then again it might just be because I'm a visitor maybe there's a hardcore
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a visitor maybe there's a hardcore
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a visitor maybe there's a hardcore gaying out here a mafia and they run the
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gaying out here a mafia and they run the
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gaying out here a mafia and they run the Pressed Penny racket huh
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I'm not kidding you several times as
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I'm not kidding you several times as I've been walking around I've heard
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I've been walking around I've heard
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I've been walking around I've heard Creeks coming from other parts of the
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Creeks coming from other parts of the
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Creeks coming from other parts of the house
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house
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house and it always sounds like they're coming
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and it always sounds like they're coming
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and it always sounds like they're coming from in here
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from in here
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from in here I don't like this room dude I'm not I'm
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I don't like this room dude I'm not I'm
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I don't like this room dude I'm not I'm not uh Zach Baggins or whatever his name
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not uh Zach Baggins or whatever his name
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not uh Zach Baggins or whatever his name is I'm not a ghost man I'm not a psychic
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is I'm not a ghost man I'm not a psychic
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is I'm not a ghost man I'm not a psychic I don't have ESP or Supernatural Powers
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I don't have ESP or Supernatural Powers
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I don't have ESP or Supernatural Powers but if I had to guess
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but if I had to guess
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but if I had to guess this is the room to stay out of I'm
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this is the room to stay out of I'm
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this is the room to stay out of I'm sorry that's all I'm saying all right
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sorry that's all I'm saying all right
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sorry that's all I'm saying all right let's get the heck out of here it's a
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let's get the heck out of here it's a
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let's get the heck out of here it's a pretty cool place and they have an
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pretty cool place and they have an
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pretty cool place and they have an impressive collection of wagons both
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impressive collection of wagons both
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impressive collection of wagons both farm equipment and domestic wagons no
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farm equipment and domestic wagons no
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farm equipment and domestic wagons no doubt gathered from all around these
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doubt gathered from all around these
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doubt gathered from all around these parts of the old west unlike the mining
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parts of the old west unlike the mining
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parts of the old west unlike the mining towns that are So Glamorous in the gun
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towns that are So Glamorous in the gun
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towns that are So Glamorous in the gun fighting movies the reality is that most
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fighting movies the reality is that most
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fighting movies the reality is that most of the old west filled up with people
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of the old west filled up with people
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of the old west filled up with people who came out here to get land and do
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who came out here to get land and do
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who came out here to get land and do some farming mining towns and railroad
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some farming mining towns and railroad
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some farming mining towns and railroad camps were a thing in fact Cedar City
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camps were a thing in fact Cedar City
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camps were a thing in fact Cedar City even had iron mines nearby that's why I
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even had iron mines nearby that's why I
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even had iron mines nearby that's why I earn County and whole ghost towns that
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earn County and whole ghost towns that
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earn County and whole ghost towns that have since disappeared so those would
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have since disappeared so those would
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have since disappeared so those would usually attract Booms to an area and
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usually attract Booms to an area and
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usually attract Booms to an area and maybe the first seeds of a town many
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maybe the first seeds of a town many
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maybe the first seeds of a town many towns all the way across America from
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towns all the way across America from
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towns all the way across America from the old old west in Tennessee Kentucky
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the old old west in Tennessee Kentucky
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the old old west in Tennessee Kentucky Indiana to the new old west like out
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Indiana to the new old west like out
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Indiana to the new old west like out here in Utah Nevada where people from
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here in Utah Nevada where people from
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here in Utah Nevada where people from Nordic countries who wanted to come and
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Nordic countries who wanted to come and
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Nordic countries who wanted to come and start their Lutheran Churches or
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start their Lutheran Churches or
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start their Lutheran Churches or whatever or the Mormons who wanted to
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whatever or the Mormons who wanted to
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whatever or the Mormons who wanted to come and do whatever it is they do in
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come and do whatever it is they do in
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come and do whatever it is they do in peace and a lot of people who just
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peace and a lot of people who just
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peace and a lot of people who just wanted to have a nice settled domestic
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wanted to have a nice settled domestic
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wanted to have a nice settled domestic life out here and that's why most of the
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life out here and that's why most of the
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life out here and that's why most of the pieces of Old West history like this are
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pieces of Old West history like this are
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pieces of Old West history like this are Farm wagons or carts I don't even know
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Farm wagons or carts I don't even know
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Farm wagons or carts I don't even know what this one is some kind of big old
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what this one is some kind of big old
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what this one is some kind of big old piece of Machinery look at that there's
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piece of Machinery look at that there's
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piece of Machinery look at that there's a big belt up there there's an old grain
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a big belt up there there's an old grain
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a big belt up there there's an old grain wagon Maybe
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wagon Maybe
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wagon Maybe could be and look at this a toy Maker's
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could be and look at this a toy Maker's
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could be and look at this a toy Maker's hand cart look at this hand cart right
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hand cart look at this hand cart right
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hand cart look at this hand cart right here many of the Mormon pioneers came
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here many of the Mormon pioneers came
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here many of the Mormon pioneers came West from Missouri after traveling over
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West from Missouri after traveling over
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West from Missouri after traveling over from England they got out to Missouri by
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from England they got out to Missouri by
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from England they got out to Missouri by Railroad and then they would travel all
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Railroad and then they would travel all
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Railroad and then they would travel all the way to Utah on foot pulling a hand
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the way to Utah on foot pulling a hand
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the way to Utah on foot pulling a hand card with all of their Earthly
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card with all of their Earthly
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card with all of their Earthly belongings on it now this one is well
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belongings on it now this one is well
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belongings on it now this one is well built and it's sort of easy for me even
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built and it's sort of easy for me even
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built and it's sort of easy for me even to push but after just now just a minute
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to push but after just now just a minute
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to push but after just now just a minute or so it started to get quite a bit
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or so it started to get quite a bit
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or so it started to get quite a bit heavier than not even a minute 10
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heavier than not even a minute 10
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heavier than not even a minute 10 seconds or so and even though it's
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seconds or so and even though it's
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seconds or so and even though it's relatively easy for me to roll it right
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relatively easy for me to roll it right
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relatively easy for me to roll it right now empty pretty much unloaded across
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now empty pretty much unloaded across
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now empty pretty much unloaded across this flat paved piece of concrete you
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this flat paved piece of concrete you
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this flat paved piece of concrete you can imagine this would be extremely
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can imagine this would be extremely
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can imagine this would be extremely difficult to pull Across The Plains of
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difficult to pull Across The Plains of
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difficult to pull Across The Plains of Nebraska all uneven and bumpy with rocks
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Nebraska all uneven and bumpy with rocks
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Nebraska all uneven and bumpy with rocks and Sagebrush and and Ravines and deep
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and Sagebrush and and Ravines and deep
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and Sagebrush and and Ravines and deep sand not to mention most of the actual
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sand not to mention most of the actual
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sand not to mention most of the actual Mormon hand cars were built out of green
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Mormon hand cars were built out of green
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Mormon hand cars were built out of green wood way back where they started on the
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wood way back where they started on the
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wood way back where they started on the trail and they were drying and cracking
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trail and they were drying and cracking
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trail and they were drying and cracking and fall falling apart and they were
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and fall falling apart and they were
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and fall falling apart and they were greased with axle grease and oh man it
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greased with axle grease and oh man it
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greased with axle grease and oh man it was a whole mess fascinating chapter of
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was a whole mess fascinating chapter of
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was a whole mess fascinating chapter of History the Mormon settlement of Utah
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History the Mormon settlement of Utah
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History the Mormon settlement of Utah and what they did out here before it
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and what they did out here before it
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and what they did out here before it became an official part of the United
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became an official part of the United
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became an official part of the United States it was like just a whole weird
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States it was like just a whole weird
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States it was like just a whole weird separate chapter of History almost a
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separate chapter of History almost a
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separate chapter of History almost a chapter about a different people a
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chapter about a different people a
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chapter about a different people a different Nation than what we have today
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different Nation than what we have today
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different Nation than what we have today in the LDS church yet weirdly outside of
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in the LDS church yet weirdly outside of
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in the LDS church yet weirdly outside of Utah it's not a chapter of American
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Utah it's not a chapter of American
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Utah it's not a chapter of American History most Americans are familiar with
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History most Americans are familiar with
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History most Americans are familiar with but absolutely fascinating stories man
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but absolutely fascinating stories man
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but absolutely fascinating stories man the Mormon hand cart disaster I think is
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the Mormon hand cart disaster I think is
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the Mormon hand cart disaster I think is the name of a book I read about just the
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the name of a book I read about just the
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the name of a book I read about just the Hand cards fascinating stuff I can't
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Hand cards fascinating stuff I can't
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Hand cards fascinating stuff I can't believe I've never been here and this
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believe I've never been here and this
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believe I've never been here and this place is like minutes off the interstate
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place is like minutes off the interstate
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place is like minutes off the interstate if not seconds it's like just outside of
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if not seconds it's like just outside of
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if not seconds it's like just outside of downtown Cedar City and it's quite a
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downtown Cedar City and it's quite a
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downtown Cedar City and it's quite a little spread they have their own little
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little spread they have their own little
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little spread they have their own little miniature Creek their own little
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miniature Creek their own little
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miniature Creek their own little miniature Forest where they can do ax
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miniature Forest where they can do ax
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miniature Forest where they can do ax throwing or archery I I wouldn't assume
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throwing or archery I I wouldn't assume
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throwing or archery I I wouldn't assume that they would use guns but I guess
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that they would use guns but I guess
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that they would use guns but I guess they could use guns out here and look at
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they could use guns out here and look at
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they could use guns out here and look at this this is awesome I didn't know one
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this this is awesome I didn't know one
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this this is awesome I didn't know one of these was out here this is a replica
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of these was out here this is a replica
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of these was out here this is a replica pit house this is how the Fremont
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pit house this is how the Fremont
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pit house this is how the Fremont Indians would live and the Parowan
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Indians would live and the Parowan
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Indians would live and the Parowan Fremont are suspected to be the ones
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Fremont are suspected to be the ones
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Fremont are suspected to be the ones that did all of those petroglyphs we
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that did all of those petroglyphs we
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that did all of those petroglyphs we were looking at earlier you can see here
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were looking at earlier you can see here
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were looking at earlier you can see here the traditional entrance bilater through
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the traditional entrance bilater through
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the traditional entrance bilater through a hole in the top very common all over
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a hole in the top very common all over
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a hole in the top very common all over the Southwest with all kinds of
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the Southwest with all kinds of
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the Southwest with all kinds of different groups and then we have the
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different groups and then we have the
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different groups and then we have the entrance for us green goes here there's
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entrance for us green goes here there's
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entrance for us green goes here there's absolutely
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absolutely
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absolutely fascinating that the way people live for
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fascinating that the way people live for
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fascinating that the way people live for thousands of years out here was with no
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thousands of years out here was with no
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thousands of years out here was with no air conditioning
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air conditioning
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air conditioning you know no insulation meaning like
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you know no insulation meaning like
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you know no insulation meaning like fiberglass or foam or whatever we've got
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fiberglass or foam or whatever we've got
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fiberglass or foam or whatever we've got but they figured out that if you dug
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but they figured out that if you dug
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but they figured out that if you dug your house down into the ground it
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your house down into the ground it
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your house down into the ground it actually does feel way cooler in here
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actually does feel way cooler in here
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actually does feel way cooler in here than it does just a few feet outside of
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than it does just a few feet outside of
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than it does just a few feet outside of that hole next to me like maybe 10
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that hole next to me like maybe 10
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that hole next to me like maybe 10 degrees cooler you could stay cooler in
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degrees cooler you could stay cooler in
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degrees cooler you could stay cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter if
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the summer and warmer in the winter if
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the summer and warmer in the winter if you just basically dug yourself even
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you just basically dug yourself even
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you just basically dug yourself even half of a cave and then built this
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half of a cave and then built this
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half of a cave and then built this Earthen house over it with Timbers human
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Earthen house over it with Timbers human
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Earthen house over it with Timbers human beings are so resourceful we're the
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beings are so resourceful we're the
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beings are so resourceful we're the craziest animal that there is you know I
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craziest animal that there is you know I
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craziest animal that there is you know I mean look at this that's awesome until I
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mean look at this that's awesome until I
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mean look at this that's awesome until I learned anything about frontier life or
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learned anything about frontier life or
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learned anything about frontier life or how the Native Americans lived out in
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how the Native Americans lived out in
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how the Native Americans lived out in the desert if you would have dropped me
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the desert if you would have dropped me
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the desert if you would have dropped me down in the desert said build a house
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down in the desert said build a house
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down in the desert said build a house here and survive I don't know what I
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here and survive I don't know what I
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here and survive I don't know what I would just have a couple of bushes and
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would just have a couple of bushes and
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would just have a couple of bushes and just be out in the sun burning and being
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just be out in the sun burning and being
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just be out in the sun burning and being miserable these guys were Geniuses
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miserable these guys were Geniuses
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miserable these guys were Geniuses that's cool this isn't the only type of
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that's cool this isn't the only type of
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that's cool this isn't the only type of Native American Shelter they have out
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Native American Shelter they have out
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Native American Shelter they have out here in addition to this fact simile of
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here in addition to this fact simile of
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here in addition to this fact simile of uh Native petroglyphs are showing the
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uh Native petroglyphs are showing the
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uh Native petroglyphs are showing the way that the southern Paiute could
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way that the southern Paiute could
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way that the southern Paiute could survive with even less shelter these are
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survive with even less shelter these are
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survive with even less shelter these are called Wiki UPS their little brush
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called Wiki UPS their little brush
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called Wiki UPS their little brush houses you can almost say like brush
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houses you can almost say like brush
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houses you can almost say like brush tents little improvised shelters made
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tents little improvised shelters made
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tents little improvised shelters made out of poles and brambles and bushes
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out of poles and brambles and bushes
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out of poles and brambles and bushes this allowed them to go far away from
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this allowed them to go far away from
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this allowed them to go far away from where there was any significant Timber
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where there was any significant Timber
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where there was any significant Timber to build a bigger house or even a pit
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to build a bigger house or even a pit
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to build a bigger house or even a pit house even the pies could survive like
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house even the pies could survive like
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house even the pies could survive like where Bear Grylls couldn't survive you
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where Bear Grylls couldn't survive you
30:40
where Bear Grylls couldn't survive you know and have a life
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know and have a life
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know and have a life amazing there's definitely a bunch of
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amazing there's definitely a bunch of
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amazing there's definitely a bunch of stuff about the mining out here what it
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stuff about the mining out here what it
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stuff about the mining out here what it was like to live in a mining town they
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was like to live in a mining town they
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was like to live in a mining town they really do cover several walks of life
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really do cover several walks of life
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really do cover several walks of life because you got everybody from the
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because you got everybody from the
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because you got everybody from the Fremont to the Paiute to that first Log
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Fremont to the Paiute to that first Log
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Fremont to the Paiute to that first Log Cabin they even have a line Shack here
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Cabin they even have a line Shack here
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Cabin they even have a line Shack here that went along the telephone line
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that went along the telephone line
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that went along the telephone line between what's now Bryce Canyon National
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between what's now Bryce Canyon National
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between what's now Bryce Canyon National Park and Cedar City just to show you how
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Park and Cedar City just to show you how
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Park and Cedar City just to show you how the guys that maintain the telephone
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the guys that maintain the telephone
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the guys that maintain the telephone lines lived out in the wilderness not to
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lines lived out in the wilderness not to
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lines lived out in the wilderness not to mention the insane depth of Farm history
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mention the insane depth of Farm history
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mention the insane depth of Farm history and farm equipment out here is really
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and farm equipment out here is really
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and farm equipment out here is really mind-blowing look at the old sheep
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mind-blowing look at the old sheep
31:16
mind-blowing look at the old sheep shearing shed they have so many old
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shearing shed they have so many old
31:19
shearing shed they have so many old tractors and plows Threshers and things
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tractors and plows Threshers and things
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tractors and plows Threshers and things I don't understand at all traveled a lot
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I don't understand at all traveled a lot
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I don't understand at all traveled a lot over the American West and yet I still
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over the American West and yet I still
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over the American West and yet I still know very little about farming no one's
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know very little about farming no one's
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know very little about farming no one's ever brought me to a big farm and showed
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ever brought me to a big farm and showed
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ever brought me to a big farm and showed me around except my great-grandparents
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me around except my great-grandparents
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me around except my great-grandparents they owned a dairy farm that was up in
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they owned a dairy farm that was up in
31:32
they owned a dairy farm that was up in Canada so I guess if any of you have a
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Canada so I guess if any of you have a
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Canada so I guess if any of you have a big old Farm you'd like to show me
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big old Farm you'd like to show me
31:36
big old Farm you'd like to show me around
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around
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around I should pop out and see it all right
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I should pop out and see it all right
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I should pop out and see it all right we're running out of time out here but I
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we're running out of time out here but I
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we're running out of time out here but I definitely had to check this out look at
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definitely had to check this out look at
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definitely had to check this out look at all these logs over here I just realized
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all these logs over here I just realized
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all these logs over here I just realized I guess this is a nod to the original
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I guess this is a nod to the original
31:47
I guess this is a nod to the original Fort at Cedar City I don't know that it
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Fort at Cedar City I don't know that it
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Fort at Cedar City I don't know that it would have looked this simplistic maybe
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would have looked this simplistic maybe
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would have looked this simplistic maybe it could have uh dug a little wooden
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it could have uh dug a little wooden
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it could have uh dug a little wooden berm or something like that not just had
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berm or something like that not just had
31:56
berm or something like that not just had these poles out here but
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these poles out here but
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these poles out here but they certainly did build a bunch of lock
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they certainly did build a bunch of lock
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they certainly did build a bunch of lock forts across the West the Mormons in
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forts across the West the Mormons in
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forts across the West the Mormons in particular were famous for throwing up
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particular were famous for throwing up
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particular were famous for throwing up forts much like the Spanish before them
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forts much like the Spanish before them
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forts much like the Spanish before them at every place they intended to settle
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at every place they intended to settle
32:09
at every place they intended to settle it's tough to figure out exactly what
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it's tough to figure out exactly what
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it's tough to figure out exactly what everything is because a lot of the signs
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everything is because a lot of the signs
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everything is because a lot of the signs are kind of cracked or burned like this
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are kind of cracked or burned like this
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are kind of cracked or burned like this is obviously a Pioneer wagon like an
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is obviously a Pioneer wagon like an
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is obviously a Pioneer wagon like an Oregon Trail style wagon much smaller
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Oregon Trail style wagon much smaller
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Oregon Trail style wagon much smaller than the Conestoga wagons that you saw
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than the Conestoga wagons that you saw
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than the Conestoga wagons that you saw in movies I know it's hard for you to
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in movies I know it's hard for you to
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in movies I know it's hard for you to tell on your screen but standing here
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tell on your screen but standing here
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tell on your screen but standing here next to it it's not very big smaller
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next to it it's not very big smaller
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next to it it's not very big smaller than a minivan I'd say you have maybe
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than a minivan I'd say you have maybe
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than a minivan I'd say you have maybe three quarters of the space I mean
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three quarters of the space I mean
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three quarters of the space I mean that's being pretty generous but maybe
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that's being pretty generous but maybe
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that's being pretty generous but maybe three quarters of the space you could
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three quarters of the space you could
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three quarters of the space you could pack boxes into a minivan you think you
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pack boxes into a minivan you think you
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pack boxes into a minivan you think you put your whole life in there for your
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put your whole life in there for your
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put your whole life in there for your whole entire family you're gonna pull it
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whole entire family you're gonna pull it
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whole entire family you're gonna pull it across the West with mules knew how hard
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across the West with mules knew how hard
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across the West with mules knew how hard it would be to get those Wheels over all
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it would be to get those Wheels over all
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it would be to get those Wheels over all the obstacles in your way anyway I know
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the obstacles in your way anyway I know
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the obstacles in your way anyway I know what that is uh just because I'm
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what that is uh just because I'm
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what that is uh just because I'm familiar with it but a lot of these
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familiar with it but a lot of these
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familiar with it but a lot of these signs are all cracky burning so
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signs are all cracky burning so
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signs are all cracky burning so apparently the refresh the remodel
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apparently the refresh the remodel
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apparently the refresh the remodel they're doing on the museum and onto
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they're doing on the museum and onto
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they're doing on the museum and onto this place in general is my much needed
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this place in general is my much needed
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this place in general is my much needed it looks like they could use a lot of
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it looks like they could use a lot of
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it looks like they could use a lot of volunteer work to restore some of this
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volunteer work to restore some of this
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volunteer work to restore some of this farm equipment too so if you know any
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farm equipment too so if you know any
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farm equipment too so if you know any good Woodworkers send them to Cedar City
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good Woodworkers send them to Cedar City
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good Woodworkers send them to Cedar City all right I'd love to linger and cram
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all right I'd love to linger and cram
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all right I'd love to linger and cram five more places along the road into
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five more places along the road into
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five more places along the road into this adventure but as far as we are away
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this adventure but as far as we are away
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this adventure but as far as we are away from home I'm intending to get even
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from home I'm intending to get even
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from home I'm intending to get even farther and I would like to get all the
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farther and I would like to get all the
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farther and I would like to get all the way out of Utah today the long way up so
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way out of Utah today the long way up so
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way out of Utah today the long way up so I think this is where we're going to
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I think this is where we're going to
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I think this is where we're going to have to call it it's not like anyone's
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have to call it it's not like anyone's
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have to call it it's not like anyone's gonna throw me in The Slammer if I don't
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gonna throw me in The Slammer if I don't
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gonna throw me in The Slammer if I don't make good time and I am very much
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make good time and I am very much
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make good time and I am very much planning on taking the scenic route on
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planning on taking the scenic route on
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planning on taking the scenic route on this trip as far as we can make it but
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this trip as far as we can make it but
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this trip as far as we can make it but I'd like to get out farther afield
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I'd like to get out farther afield
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I'd like to get out farther afield before we start going low and slow just
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before we start going low and slow just
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before we start going low and slow just a couple of quick announcements before I
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a couple of quick announcements before I
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a couple of quick announcements before I left you go our entire antique store
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left you go our entire antique store
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left you go our entire antique store Booth back in Orange California is being
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Booth back in Orange California is being
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Booth back in Orange California is being rebuilt remodeled and restocked as we
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rebuilt remodeled and restocked as we
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rebuilt remodeled and restocked as we speak I'll do a meet up there I think
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speak I'll do a meet up there I think
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speak I'll do a meet up there I think when I get home and we do have a brand
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when I get home and we do have a brand
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when I get home and we do have a brand new merch on our online store at
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new merch on our online store at
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new merch on our online store at randomland.com including some sick new
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randomland.com including some sick new
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randomland.com including some sick new 10th Anniversary merchandise the primary
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10th Anniversary merchandise the primary
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10th Anniversary merchandise the primary thing that's kept us going for the past
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thing that's kept us going for the past
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thing that's kept us going for the past 10 years the only thing that's going to
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10 years the only thing that's going to
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10 years the only thing that's going to keep us going for another 10 more is you
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keep us going for another 10 more is you
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keep us going for another 10 more is you becoming a member over at randomland.com
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becoming a member over at randomland.com
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becoming a member over at randomland.com or you can check out the links down
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or you can check out the links down
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or you can check out the links down below and head over to patreon you are
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below and head over to patreon you are
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below and head over to patreon you are the ones that keep the show on the road
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the ones that keep the show on the road
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the ones that keep the show on the road and now that I have done my duty telling
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and now that I have done my duty telling
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and now that I have done my duty telling you that and showing you all this stuff
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you that and showing you all this stuff
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you that and showing you all this stuff we've all done our duty you can go home
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we've all done our duty you can go home
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we've all done our duty you can go home and
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and
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and swell tonight by the way look at this
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swell tonight by the way look at this
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swell tonight by the way look at this look at that stinking dragonfly looks
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look at that stinking dragonfly looks
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look at that stinking dragonfly looks like a seahorse got hit by the van what
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like a seahorse got hit by the van what
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like a seahorse got hit by the van what in the heck is that all right see you
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in the heck is that all right see you
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in the heck is that all right see you guys next time bye bye
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guys next time bye bye
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guys next time bye bye [Music]
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thank you
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thank you [Music]
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[Music]
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[Music] thank you
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thank you don't look this is supposed to be secret
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stop looking hmm
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stop looking hmm I feel like a gnome
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I feel like a gnome
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I feel like a gnome this looks like every default picture on
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this looks like every default picture on
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this looks like every default picture on YouTube that they do now new school
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YouTube that they do now new school
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YouTube that they do now new school default picture
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foreign
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foreign foreign
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foreign [Music]