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... places , boundaries between fact and illu- sion , the real and the fake , authentic artifacts and copies become ... places designed to " improve " the original . Post - tourism treats visiting places as an intertextual game where ...
... places , boundaries between fact and illu- sion , the real and the fake , authentic artifacts and copies become ... places designed to " improve " the original . Post - tourism treats visiting places as an intertextual game where ...
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... places , Ferguson chooses for his personal therapy " the places that know me . The places I'm pretty sure will welcome me back " ( SP 34 ) . Ferguson's " spiritual pilgrim " is at the same time a competent guide to the terrain he is ...
... places , Ferguson chooses for his personal therapy " the places that know me . The places I'm pretty sure will welcome me back " ( SP 34 ) . Ferguson's " spiritual pilgrim " is at the same time a competent guide to the terrain he is ...
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... place to make a living but a good place to live " ( NC 30 ) . The rewards of simple life are numerous . The small border - country commu- nities " are still very good places to raise a family " ( NC 139 ) . What distinguishes them from ...
... place to make a living but a good place to live " ( NC 30 ) . The rewards of simple life are numerous . The small border - country commu- nities " are still very good places to raise a family " ( NC 139 ) . What distinguishes them from ...
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