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Paradise on a hillside shack in northwestern Pennsylvania
In Sheffield, Pat Rupert and his 82 year old brother Bob live for 14 years in a corrugated iron shed on a forested knob along Tionesta Creek. They lack modern utilities but boast independence and dignity as they recall logging and oil dreams, a life shaped by hardy winters and self sufficiency.
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