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I am reading a book entitled " Twelve by Twelve A one Room Cabin off the grid & beyond the American Dream"  by William Powers, an internationational relief aid worker who stumbles a medical doctor named Jackie Benton (fictional name to protect the privacy of her location)  who is a war resister and politically active protester of nuclear arms, who works by choice  as an MD at a salary level of $11,000 Annual salary so that she is not required to pay  federal taxes which support war and nuclear arms.  While she is away from her home for 3 months protesting nuclear arms in Nevada and other parts of the West, the author stays on her permaculture achorage in a 12 foot by 12 foot cabin and gains a perspective on living remotely on 20 some acres near  a small community of people who are trying to live and work in harmony with nature and reject the harmful practices in North Carolina  (100 chicken factories) and try to survive while implementing sustainable practices on their land. pages in  I am only 40 pages of 270  of  the book, but it is fascinating.  I wanted to ask Evelyn and David whether it was quiet on their land and if their sky was fre of artificial lights at night.

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