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A STATE OF "ARRESTED DECAY"

Some ghost towns are left to decay and rot in the surrounding area, such as the former town of Drawbridge, located near Fremont, California, which is slowly sinking into the Marsh near Oakland. Others have been transformed into tourist attractions, such as Calico, California, or Oatman, Arizona; both hold gun shows daily in the city streets and sell refrigerator magnets in their shops.

But Bodie, California, is something special. Nestled in the Bodie

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