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J I M HARRIS P USH ES B O U N DARI ES I N L I F E AN D AR T SYM P H O N Y I N T H E VAL L E Y P L AYS O N PERFO RM I N G AR T IS T S O N C RE AT IVI T Y D U RI N G C OVI D

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Lift Up

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Return to Dirt

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Roaring Fork Volunteers

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% Sold/ Original

Days on Market

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Sold Price/ Sq. Ft.

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100% 95% 100% 85% 87% 95% 100% 100% 100% 105% 99% 92% 99%

113 453 555 176 94 90 313 328 315 133 84 77 48

4 4 4 3 4 4 3 3 3 2 3 4 4

4 3 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 2 3 2

1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1

$769.72 $910.83 $681.17 $416.37 $517.93 $368.64 $406.59 $406.59 $406.59 $613.37 $452.19 $416.67 $358.62

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$4,415,450 $2,675,000 $1,615,000 $1,450,000 $1,300,000 $1,260,000 $936,750 $915,000 $876,000 $790,000 $749,000 $690,000

96% 99% 95% 100% 96% 97% 100% 102% 100% 102% 100% 95%

502 82 129 80 131 128 0 69 54 32 79 105

5 4 5 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 4 3

5 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2

2 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1

$569.74 $519.72 $325.34 $434.13 $345.38 $459.52 $335.87 $395.76 $378.24 $381.27 $301.29 $356.77

GLENWOOD SPRINGS None Faranhyll Elk Springs Elk Springs Ironbridge Bell-Rippy None Oasis Creek Pinyon Mesa Homestead Estates None Canyon Creek None Walz Oakhurst Oak Meadows Ranch Parkwest None Ironbridge

$1,550,000 $1,400,000 $1,375,000 $1,260,000 $1,250,000 $939,000 $850,000 $829,000 $815,000 $775,000 $750,000 $735,000 $735,000 $699,000 $685,000 $679,000 $675,000 $675,000 $629,000

$1,665,000 $1,388,500 $1,310,000 $1,260,000 $1,250,000 $939,000 $799,000 $841,000 $805,000 $738,000 $740,000 $675,000 $735,000 $699,000 $686,000 $660,000 $633,565 $625,000 $610,000

107% 99% 95% 100% 100% 100% 94% 101% 99% 95% 99% 92% 100% 100% 100% 97% 94% 93% 97%

119 154 72 20 60 49 71 57 54 161 43 105 49 62 40 160 118 44 63

2 4 4 3 5 3 4 4 3 3 5 5 4 4 3 3 6 3 4

2 4 4 2 4 3 2 3 2 3 3 4 2 2 3 3 5 3 4

0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0

$750.68 $303.36 $351.77 $266.27 $274.24 $251.07 $302.19 $185.90 $370.63 $333.03 $240.42 $207.50 $288.01 $280.72 $271.36 $233.05 $228.72 $341.16 $273.05

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$3,800,000 $1,750,000 $1,895,000 $1,860,000 $1,550,000 $995,000 $857,000

88% 92% 100% 99% 97% 88% 96%

202 104 59 62 103 70 74

5 4 4 4 4 3 3

5 4 3 4 3 2 3

1 0 1 2 0 0 1

$385.43 $404.34 $468.71 $450.58 $315.17 $453.92 $266.73

REDSTONE/CRYSTAL VALLEY Redstone $995,000 Marble Ski Area $695,000

$950,000 $650,000

95% 94%

63 78

2 2

1 1

$321.82 $325.65

(This data is a sampling of sold properties from 12/1/20 to 12/31/20, Source: Aspen Glenwood MLS)

LIFESTYLE LETTER

FEBRUARY 2021 PUBLISHER

Rick French | rfrench@lifestylepubs.com EDITOR

A Debt of Gratitude

Caitlin Causey | caitlin.causey@lifestylepubs.com AD DESIGNER

Whitney Lockhart

WHAT HAS ART DONE FOR YOU LATELY? If you’re like me, you’ve relied heavily

L AYO UT DESIGNER

on art to help get you through the past year. Music, books, film, virtual performances,

Jayme Emery

even the uplifting sight of new works posted by visual artists on social media— it’s

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS

all helped. A lot. Art entertains, art challenges, art inspires; but most of all, art helps us make sense of the world. So I feel that we owe our own local artists, poets, performers, musicians, pho-

Caitlin Causey, Finn Collier CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS

Salvador López, Sarah Overbeck

tographers, and craftspeople a sincere debt of gratitude during this time. For the February issue of Roaring Fork Lifestyle we wanted to learn how valley creatives are coping with the difficulties of Covid-19, and share the stories of several who have found unexpected inspiration recently. After speaking with nearly a dozen artists across several mediums this month, my spirit was buoyed by their optimism and insuppressible drive to create. I can confidently report that despite a global pandemic and almost a year of setbacks, restrictions, and pure emotional whiplash, our Roaring Fork Valley creators are not only still working, but are working more passionately than ever before. When I spoke with revered theatre director Sue Lavin about her experiences over the past year, she likened Covid to a boulder fallen in the middle of a great river. The river, like creativity, doesn’t stop; it simply re-routes.

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Words to live by these days. May we all continue flowing, and salute others who help keep us afloat downstream. To creators across the Roaring Fork Valley: we thank you!

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INSIDE THE ISSUE FEBRUARY 2021

FEATURES 12 Play On Symphony in the Valley Finds a Way to Continue Bringing Live Music to the Community

18 Carving Light Printmaker Jim Harris Pushes Boundaries in Life and Art

24 A Contemporary Approach TACAW Prepares to Unveil Its Permanent Home in Summer 2021

28 Waiting in the Wings Despite Covid-19 Challenges,

12 28

the Show Must Go On for These Performers

18 DEPARTMENTS 6

Lifestyle Letter

Local Limelight

Artist’s Palette

24 Our Town 28 Back Stage 34 Local’s Choice

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LOCAL LIMELIGHT

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SYMPHONY IN THE VALLEY GETS CREATIVE DURING COVID, FINDING A SAFE WAY TO CONTINUE BRINGING LIVE MUSIC TO THE COMMUNITY ARTICLE CAITLIN CAUSEY PHOTOGRAPHY SITV

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" W e've t ried t o keep t he big picture in mind: t h at t his is all temporary. O t her symphonies h ave been forced t o shut down completely, but we didn' t want t o do t h at." A pre-Covid performance of "Music That Connects Us" in May 2019, with SITV and the Aspen Choral Society, conducted by Paul Dankers.

“OUR MISSION IS FOCUSED AROUND

Garfield County allowed gathering variances

LIVE PERFORMANCE,” SAYS AMANDA

for selected entities last summer, SITV was

WATKINS. “That is the core of what we

presented with a golden opportunity to

do. Symphonic music is so personal, inter-

begin rehearsing together again—safely—at

connected. It’s meant to be performed and

New Hope Church in New Castle.

experienced together. So our challenge for

“The church offered us their space, which

nearly a year has been, how do we continue

has a capacity for 600,” Watkins says. “That

to fulfill our mission during a pandemic,

meant we could practice social distancing

when it might not be safe to be together?”

and get together under one roof.”

Watkins, operations manager and vio-

SITV surveyed its members (nearly 70

list with Symphony in the Valley (SITV),

local musicians hailing from Aspen to Grand

recalls the early days of Covid-19 lockdown

Junction) to gauge their comfort level. About

with sadness. The all-volunteer orchestra

35 expressed interest. Soon, plans were

was faced with numerous disheartening

made for those individuals to rehearse and

unknowns, including whether they would

move forward with a pared-down public

need to cancel all of their remaining sched-

performance celebrating Beethoven’s 250th

uled performances in 2020.

birthday last October.

“Fortunately, in February last year we

“We definitely had concerns that the com-

had just held our big annual fundraiser, the

munity would perceive us as being unsafe,”

Symphony Swing, before Covid hit. So we

Watkins recognizes. “We understood it was a

were very grateful for that timing,” she says.

fine line of carrying out our mission and main-

“But then just a few weeks later we were dis-

taining safety protocols for everyone involved.”

cussing how to get through the rest of our

So how did they do it? First, musicians

season. It was a really scary time. We did end

were separated according to level of risk to

up cancelling our annual Mother’s Day con-

the audience and each other. String musi-

certs and our Fourth of July performances in

cians were seated in front, donning masks

Glenwood and Rifle, to keep everyone safe.”

throughout rehearsals and performances.

Despite those cancellations, Watkins

Wind and brass players were placed at

says the group’s creative gears were still

the rear, removing their masks only while

turning. Musicians stayed connected with

seated and actively playing. Instruments

each other online, and some recorded solo

were cleaned with disinfectant routinely

performances for social media. Then, when

during gatherings. Audience members were CONTINUED >

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LOCAL LIMELIGHT (CONTINUED) masked at all times during the public Beethoven concerts, and were dispersed throughout the church for added safety. “Everyone was so grateful for the experience. Both the musicians and the audience,” Watkins says. “It was small, quaint, and so beautiful.” She adds, “And no one has gotten sick. We found a way to give live

Kelly Thompson, SITV artistic director and conductor, during a pre-Covid performance in 2019.

music to the community safely. That has definitely been the biggest win.” The Beethoven concert, coupled with the symphony’s subsequent holiday performance called “Making Spirits Bright,” helped the group cover its operating costs in 2020. This year, they are currently planning two concerts: a special Young Composers performance with works composed or arranged by gifted young musicians in March, and the annual Symphony Swing fundraiser tentatively scheduled for May. “The most important thing we’ve learned during the pandemic is that we all need a little creativity in times like this. And we’ve tried to keep the big picture in mind: that this is all temporary. Other symphonies have been forced to shut down completely, but we didn’t want to do that,” Watkins says. “Art brings balance to life.” Visit SITV.org for concert details or follow Symphony in the Valley on Facebook.

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ARTIST’S PALETTE

carving light

ARTICLE CAITLIN CAUSEY

PRINTMAKER JIM HARRIS PUSHES BOUNDARIES IN LIFE AND ART, FINDING RENEWED INSPIRATION IN A RESIDENCY AT CAPITOL REEF NATIONAL PARK IF THE CHARACTER OF A MOUNTAIN TOWN COULD

After college, he worked as an outdoor educator with

BE SUMMED UP IN A SINGLE INDIVIDUAL, THAT

Outward Bound and as a freelance skimo expedition

PERSON MIGHT BE A LOT LIKE JIM HARRIS. With a

photographer for dozens of large publications, including

heart for adventure and a tenacious will for confronting

National Geographic and Powder magazine. In his free

challenge, his life’s journey exemplifies much of the cul-

time, Harris also dabbled in the art of printmaking.

ture in which we live: dogged pursuit of rich new experi-

But then, things changed. During a trip to Chilean

ences, innovation of the spirit through physical hardship,

Patagonia in 2014, a snowkiting accident left him with nine

and above all, unfettered adoration of wild places.

fractured vertebrae. Harris suddenly found himself paralyzed

Born in Ohio, Harris was lured away from his home state by the big mountains and big snow of the west.

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from the sternum down. In an instant, he knew that life was pushing him forward on a path he had never imagined.

More than six years have passed since his injury, and Harris has made a remarkable recovery. Today you can find him mountain bik-

ROARING FORK LIFESTYLE: FIRST, COULD YOU TELL US A BIT ABOUT PRINTMAKING, AND HOW YOU GOT INTO IT?

ing the Boy Scout Trail, hiking and skiing in his favorite spots around

Harris: “There are a handful of different printmaking techniques

the valley, and working in his printmaking shop at Carbondale’s

in the world, but basically it’s about making multiple images from

Studio for Arts and Works (SAW). He continues to defy the odds, and

one source block. I do woodblock printmaking, carving in plywood

has reinvented himself as a small arts business owner and treasured

with sharp V-shaped woodworking tools, then finishing with a pro-

member of the valley’s community of creatives.

fessional oil-based ink to make the prints. You can get 30-50 prints

Harris draws much of his artistic inspiration from the natural

from one block, and they’re all slightly different. It feels very analog,

world here in our corner of Colorado: high alpine wilderness, craggy

which is great. I first engaged with printmaking as an elective course

peaks, cracking rainstorms, impossible rays of summer sun. But last

in college. I have a degree in biology, but that ‘artsy streak’ has been

October, the Glenwood Springs resident was afforded an opportu-

with me since childhood—and printmaking really clicked from the

nity to complete an artist residency at Capitol Reef National Park

start. Later on, outside the university setting, it was difficult to find

in the golden sandstone desert of south-central Utah. Roaring Fork

access to the equipment I needed. But after I moved to the valley in

Lifestyle recently spoke with Harris about his experience with a new

2015 I talked to someone who had a printing press in their parents’

landscape. See more of his work at GorgeousStorm.com or on

basement, and I went over and bought it that same day.”

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ARTIST’S PALETTE (CONTINUED)

WHY WERE YOU DRAWN TO APPLY FOR THE ARTIST RESIDENCY AT CAPITOL REEF?

WHAT WAS ONE INSPIRING MOMENT YOU’LL REMEMBER? Harris: “One sort of metaphysical connection that I continue to

Harris: “I had a relationship to the park because my dad and

reflect on was the experience of reading a rare out-of-print biography

I did a long backpacking trip there years ago. There isn’t a ton of

on the artist Paul Landacre while I was there. He was a printmaker in

backcountry visitation at Capitol Reef, so you can achieve more of

the early 20th century, and did these spectacular woodcut landscapes.

a wilderness experience. Dispersed camping in the backcountry is

It turns out there is an uncanny resemblance between his life and mine;

possible with an easy-to-get backpacking permit and the terrain is

we were born a few miles from each other in Ohio, and he was also

steep and convoluted. It seemed like there would be so many nooks

an athlete who was partially paralyzed at a young age. He went west

and crannies to explore, so that was intriguing to me.”

to California, and started doing woodblock prints there. I have a worldview that’s very grounded in science so it’s been a little weird and

YOU WERE THERE FOR AN ENTIRE MONTH. HOW DID YOU

interesting to discover someone with such similar contours of life.”

STRUCTURE YOUR DAYS? Harris: “Well I should note that each national park runs its residency program independently, so there’s not a lot of con-

DID YOU DISCOVER ANYTHING NEW ABOUT YOURSELF AS AN ARTIST?

sistency between parks. Capitol Reef’s program was fairly free-

Harris: “I think I experienced a gravitation in my work toward a

form. This was a developmental experience for me to learn to

greater level of meticulousness, which maybe parallels being more

give myself more structure, because part of me rails against that

self-regimented with my schedule. Printmaking is like a game in my

in my daily life. At the park I gave myself a morning and evening

head: how can I reduce a scene to light and shadow? Bringing that

routine. My days began with tea, meditation, and journaling, and

conscientiousness to printmaking—it’s what I want my art to look

they ended with observing the sunset. In between, I worked on

like, even though my default is usually less meticulous and more

art every day, and hiked every day.”

spontaneous. In real world terms that means things like wanting less fingerprints in the margins of my work, for example. [Laughs] If I can continue to improve on that, I think I’ll be happy.”

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Still, TACAW developed creative ways to connect with the community during the pandemic. Its drive-in movie series at Crown Mountain Park was a hit last summer, along with its Wednesday Night Live street performer series in Basalt. “We’re really proud of what we were able to accomplish during the warm months last year,” Honey notes. “It was such an isolating time for so many people, so we wanted to help get locals out of the house THE LIGHTS WILL SOON BE GOING UP ON THE MIDVALLEY’S

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When The Contemporary opens this summer, Honey envisions

The Arts Campus at Willits (TACAW) team is hopeful that its new

that its events will help the valley regain a sense of normalcy after

venue will be able to begin offering Covid-smart programming by

the pandemic. He also knows that where there is an arts and enter-

this summer.

tainment venue, there is economic gain—and that patrons’ ancillary

“The building is scheduled to be completed in June, and we are in a strong position to hold a grand opening at that time, pending

spending at restaurants, shops, and other locally-owned midvalley establishments will be sorely needed after Covid settles down.

any public health restrictions,” says Ryan Honey, TACAW executive

“There are fascinating metrics that are very well documented

director. “But our objective, first and foremost, is to help keep the

about how a cultural facility can produce numerous social and eco-

community safe. When we do eventually open to the public, we will

nomic benefits. Community engagement, civic activism, student

assess how to use our spaces with safety in mind.”

learning—it all goes up,” Honey says. “The midvalley will be seeing

When it opens, The Contemporary will be unlike any other arts facility in the valley—and with its accessible location in Willits, the

that true vibrancy and connectedness. People are ready for it, even hungry for it, especially after getting through the pandemic.”

center is poised to become a hive of cultural connection for both

Watch for news about The Contemporary’s grand opening at

downvalley and upvalley residents. Performance and gathering

TACAW.org, or follow The Arts Campus at Willits on Facebook,

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Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube.

commons area for smaller events, a community room, a covered outdoor terrace, an outdoor amphitheater with room for 50-60, plus a listening lawn for large events. “And further out, we also have the ability to close down Market Street for block parties,” Honey adds. “The Contemporary was designed with a fantastic amount of flexibility in mind. We wanted a building that could adapt to a wide variety of art, cultural, civic, and educational

“We wanted a building that could adapt to a wide var iet y of art , cultural , civic, and educational needs now and in the future.”

needs now and in the future.” TACAW previously operated an interim events space in Willits called The Temporary, from September 2017 to April 2019, before beginning a capital campaign to build its permanent home. The Temporary played host to more than 240 performances during that time, ranging from improv shows to film festivals to music performances, dance recitals, storytelling events, and more. Honey and his team hope to bring that same richness of offerings to The Contemporary, and then some. New programming director Kendall Smith was hired in January after a national search, and will work to expand the organization’s connections with regional, national, and international artistic collaborators. Fortunately, Covid-19 has not impacted TACAW as acutely as many other performing arts entities around the valley. Over the past year the nonprofit was already operating with only essential staff, and had not been planning any revenue-generating events while The Contemporary’s construction got underway last summer. “We’re one of the lucky ones,” Honey says. “The timing of Covid was sheer luck on our part.”

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MEGAN JANSSEN DANCER, WRITER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF DANCE INITIATIVE HOW HAS YOUR ORGANIZATION ADAPTED TO MAINTAIN A CONNECTION WITH THE COMMUNITY THROUGH DANCE? “We’re learning to collaborate with our community better and finding ways to get people moving that are outside of the box. In addition to the small classes we’re currently offering at The Launchpad,

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we’re striving to bring dance into families’ homes instead of requiring students to come to us. We’ve created an audio dance class for kids that is part of a take-home art box (a collaboration with The Art Base) and we’re also working with the local nonprofit Raising A Reader to provide recorded dance activities related to the books the kids are reading each week. In February, we’re hosting a dance residency with Nicole von Arx and we’ll have special behindthe-scenes rehearsal viewings and discussions for our members. On February 27, Nicole will do a unique outdoor performance on the rooftop deck of Aspen Art Museum. The dancers will perform outside of the sliding glass doors and the small, masked audience will be inside. Lastly, we’ve created a class specifically for kids dealing with Covid-19 and stress. In collaboration with Carbondale Arts, we’re providing journals and art supplies and our teachers will guide students through fun movement, journaling exercises, and art activities in both English and Spanish to learn to express themselves, de-stress, find emotional intelligence, and shake off the burden of our times.”

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ACTRESS, SINGER, TEACHER PRESIDENT OF DEFIANCE COMMUNITY PLAYERS AND OWNER OF JENNETTA HOWELL THEATRICALS

WHAT HAVE YOU MISSED MOST DURING COVID, AND WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO ONCE THE WORLD IS BACK TO NORMAL? “I have missed my connection to this community! In a perfect world I would have closed another successful show for Defiance Community Theater. I would’ve been putting on my lederhosen and hosting Oktoberfest for the fourth year with the Glenwood Canyon Brewpub. I would’ve had another chance to showcase the one-woman cabaret show that I wrote called “Home.” For the holidays I would have been performing sold-out shows at the Redstone Castle and other venues with my 1940s Christmas Cabaret Holiday Show with talented local cast members. Instead, I have found a new connection to music that runs deep, and in turn have found ways to share it. I taught an in-person kids’ summer arts program for kids with Colorado Mountain College. I’m blessed to be the music teacher at Cactus Valley Elementary school while also receiving my elementary education degree online with CMC. This year Defiance partnered with radio station KMTS and the Glenwood Arts Council to create the radio play “A Christmas Carol.” Then, KSPN had me select a few songs from my “Home” show and talk about a need for performers to have a place to express themselves. This community is so special and our roots are connected in a way that will allow us to continue to grow together. I made sure that the local theaters had my support and donation. This is what we can do! We need to continue to help our performers. Stand united in creativity, and we will show you our collective passions. I can’t wait for our chance to reconnect.”

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D AV I D D Y E R PIANIST AND MUSIC DIRECTOR PERFORMER WITH THEATRE ASPEN, THUNDER RIVER THEATRE COMPANY, AND THE FORMER CRYSTAL PALACE

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S U E L AV I N DIRECTOR AND RETIRED THEATRE EDUCATOR DIRECTOR OF THUNDER RIVER THEATRE COMPANY’S SPRING 2021 PRODUCTION, “THE ABSOLUTE BRIGHTNESS OF LEONARD PELKEY” WHAT’S BEEN AN UNEXPECTED SILVER LINING FOR YOU AS AN ARTIST DURING THIS DIFFICULT YEAR? “Thunder River has produced two online shows already, and this will be our third. It’s been very challenging at times, but the theatre never says die, though—so we keep going. We have this idea in the arts: if we deprive the artist of sensory perception, how will they go through? With improv, for example, we might blindfold an actor or cover their ears, and they must work through it. In a way, that’s similar to what’s going on right now. The obstacle we’re facing is not being able to meet face-to-face, and work together. But the creativity is always present within all of us, so it continues flowing, only it moves in a new direction. I think that’s a silver lining for me. To work with actors who are adapting in wonderful ways to everything that’s going on. I really believe in actors, and their ability to be flexible. It’s a gift they have that’s even more visible in times like these. So although we’re naturally discouraged by the obstacles of this period, nothing stops—it shifts. And that’s just fun.”

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