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yeah, it's a crazy place. you definitely realize how strange metropolitan systems are when you see little old villages spread throughout the mountainsides. with burial cairns all over, you're probably walking by your dead relatives every day...

An astute observation. That sounds a lot like Ireland. When something gets old and collapses (buildings OR people) you just move a few feet over on the land and start new, and boom! Your backyard is history.