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May 2014
23m 13s

Monumental Dilemma

ROMAN MARS
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About ten miles north of Concord, New Hampshire, off of interstate 93 there’s a little island with a great, big monument on it. The monument depicts a woman, who is holding a hatchet in her right hand and bunch of … Continue reading → 
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