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,IF WE >E TO /& A <O/ ( A *ANCE ( SURVIV+ ! 9CREAS+LY IMM95T CATA/ROPHE \R CULTURE IS HURTL+ T[>D1 WE MU/ LE>N TO ADAPT TO NEW HABITATS4 ,WE MU/ BE ABLE TO MIGRATE ) ! SEASONS1 TO 9T]M+LE ) UNLIKELY ALLIES & LONG LO/ C\S9S1 TO HUNT = OPPORTUNITIES TO GA!R MOM5TUM AS IF \R LIVES DEP5D$ ON IT4 ,?IS IS A TRUE /ORY AB\T A TIME :5 WE DID SOME ( !SE ?+S ) A MEASURE ( SUCCESS4 

,WE RECEIV$ A SPECTRAL SMOKE SIGNAL ( NYBBLES & BYTES REQUE/+ \R PRES5CE 9 ! COLD PLA9S ( ,ONEIDA1 ,NEW ,YORK4 ,NOT KN[+ :AT TO EXPECT1 \R HE>TY B& ( IMPROBABLE & IMP]MISSIBLE :ITE W&]]S FROM ! FLATL&S ( ! ,S\? J\RNEY$ TO ! SN[Y PLA9S ( ,ONEIDA4 ,FOLL[+ DIRECTIONS HA/ILY & POORLY TRANSLAT$ OV] AN OBSCURE PAY PHONE1 WE CAME ONTO A /ONE LON<\SE1 ! HOME ( ! ,ONYOTA'A3KA1 ! TRADITIONAL ,ONEIDA ( ! ,/&+ ,/ONE4 ,WE PRI$ OP5 ! HEAVY WOOD5 DOORS1 & PE]$ 9SIDE4 

,A MI<TY ELD]1 ,CLANMO!R ,MAISIE ,%5&OAH ( ! ,ONEIDA1 GREET$ US ) OP5 >MS & A BROAD SMILE4 ,A P[]FUL WOMAN1 %E HAD SE5 G5]ATIONS COME & GO1 & %E FE>$ ?AT ?IS W\LD BE ! LA/ TO LIVE 9 FRE$OM4 ,%E EXPLA9$ ?AT ?IS ?IRTY ACRES L& WE W]E N[ ON -- & ! HOMES UPON IT -- W]E ! LA/ ( ! SOV]EIGN NATION ( ! ,ONEIDA PEOPLE1 SUBJECT TO NO LAW EXCEPT !IR [N4 ,?IS PR\D PEOPLE & !IR L& W]E UND] ASSAULT FROM )\T & )9 7AS !Y /ILL >E .<#a.>74 ,ONE ( !IR [N HAD GONE TO ,H>V>D1 GOTT5 HIMSELF A BUS9ESS DEGREE1 & 9CORPORAT$ ! TRIBE AS A CORPORATION1 BUILD+ A F9ANCIAL EMPIRE SPANN+ MID-/ATE ,NEW ,YORK4 ,ONEIDA ,NATION ,9C4 -- AN 9DEP5D5T FIEFDOM ) ITS [N LAWS1 ITS [N TAXES1 ITS [N C\RTS1 ITS [N 7MO/LY :ITE7 POLICE1 ) ,JUDGE1 ,JURY1 ,EXECUTION]1 ,GOD1 & ,/ATE WRAPP$ UP 9 ONE MAN3 ,RAY ,HALBRITT]4 

,KN[N AMONG ! LOCALS AS 0,NO-,FACE ,RAY0 = CURS+ ! WAYS ( ! ,ONEIDA & DECL>+ HIMSELF AGA9/ ALL SANITY & TRADITION 0,*IEF = ,LIFE10 ,RAY IS ATTEMPT+ TO DEVELOP ?IS POCKET ( L&1 ! ?IRTY ACRES ( ! TRADITIONAL ,ONEIDA1 ! LA/ REMA9+ SOV]EIGN ,ONEIDA L&4 ,WOM5 HAVE BE5 EVICT$ BY ,RAY'S PRIVATE 0,H\S+ ,9SPECTORS10 & SE5 !IR H\SES BULLDOZ$ BE=E !IR *ILDR5'S V]Y EYES4 ,%OPP+ MALLS WILL SOON RISE UP1 FOLL[+ ! PATT]N ( TWI/$ & T]RIBLE PROGRESS FAMILI> TO ANY D5IZ5 ( ,WE/]N CAPITALISM & CIVILIZATION4 ,IF Y\ /& ON ! $GE ( ! ?IRTY ACRES1 Y\ CAN ALREADY SEE ! FUTURE -- A GIANT CAS9O1 SPRAWL+ ACROSS ! L& LIKE A BLOAT$ C>CASS4 ,A CALL TO >MS4 ,SOON4 

,RAY'S PRIVATE >MY WAS PATROLL+ ! ?IRTY ACRES1 & WE W]E TOLD ?AT ! (FICIAL EXPLANATION = \R PRES5CE WAS AN 9VITATION TO A TRIBAL DANCE4 ,DANC+ IT WAS4 ,ONE BY ONE1 ALL ! ,ONEIDA FAMILIES ( ! ?IRTY ACRES PIL$ 9TO ! LITTLE LON<\SE1 & ) !M !Y BR\<T A NEV]-5D+ PROCESSION ( ALL SORTS ( FOOD & DR9K4 ,AFT] A R\S+ MEAL1 ONE ( ! OLD] M5 /OOD 9 ! MIDDLE ( ! ROOM & BEGAN *ANT+ 9 A TONGUE MY E>S C\LD NOT COMPREH5D1 A S\ND RI* ) DIGNITY BEYOND COMP>E4 ,*ILDR5 L9$ UP BEH9D HIS BOOM+ BASS VOICE1 PROVID+ A BRILLIANT TREBLE4 ,SOON ! 5TIRE ROOM1 EXCEPT = US :ITE FOLK1 WAS DANC+ UP A /ORM4 ,!Y ABSOLUTELY REFUS$ TO ALL[ US TO REMA9 M]E SPECTATORS1 GRABB+ US H& 9 H& UNTIL WE W]E ALL DANC+ SIDE BY SIDE1 SOME ( US ) CONSID]ABLY LESS SKILL ?AN O!RS4 

,:5 ! DANCE CAME TO AN 5D1 AN OLD MAN ) :ITE HAIR PULL$ TWO ( \R B& (F TO ! SIDE4 0,DID Y\ BR+ BASEBALL BATS80 HE ASK$4 ,WE W]5'T SURE :AT HE MEANT1 SO WE SAID ?AT WE W]E 0READY = :ATEV] IT TOOK10 AN EQUALLY COD$ ANSW]4 ,HE !N />T$ TELL+ US /ORIES1 AB\T B+O P>LORS BURN+ & ,MOHAWK REVOLTS1 AB\T ! FIR/ W9T] SN[ & AB\T ,RAY'S MO!R'S FACELIFTS4 ,AFT] CONSID]ABLE MY/]Y1 HE LEFT US ) A SIMPLE MESSAGE3 0,GR+O ,W9D%IELD40 

,RAY ,HALBRITT] WAS GO+ TO 5T] ! ?IRTY ACRES TO HOLD A MEET+ ( HIS CRONIES 9 AN ANCI5T LON<\SE ?AT HE HAD CLOS$ TO ! COMMUNITY LONG AGO4 ,HIS PRIVATE >MY ( GOONS WAS TO BE !RE TO /RIKE FE> 9TO ! LOCALS' HE>TS4 ,9 ! MORN+ ! OLD MAN'S WORDS RANG TRUE4 ,A SMALL L9E ( US 9 FULL BLACK BLOC REGALIA SURR\ND$ ! L>G] CR[D ( TRADITIONAL ,ONEIDA1 :O W]E = ! FIR/ TIME 9 YE>S GO+ TO CONTE/ ,RAY OP5LY4 ,WE PRAY$ ?AT \R ?READB>E PAT*ES ( AN>*Y & PUNK W\LD PROTECT US FROM BULLETS4 ,RAY SCURRI$ 9TO ! LON<\SE AT \R APPROA*1 & HIS GOONS TRI$ TO >RE/ ONE ( \R BURLY BLACK-MASK$ FRI5DS4 ,I SCREAM$ 0,LET HIM GO60 

,MAGIC4 

,RAY'S POLICE DID LET HIM GO4 ,WE W]E %OCK$4 ,S9CE WE W]5'T ,ONEIDA1 ,RAY'S POLICE HAD NO LEGAL RI<T TO >RE/ OR EV5 T\* US4 ,BRI/L+ ) BADGES1 GUNS & CLUBS1 !Y JU/ TOLD US TO LEAVE4 ,WE BEGAN LAU<+ 9 !IR FACES & MOCK+ !M4 0,POLICE8 ,Y\ >5'T EV5 REAL POLICE6 ,COME ON1 JU/ T\* ME60 0,SO H[ DOES IT FEEL TO BEAT UP WOM5 9 FRONT ( !IR *ILDR5 = A LIV+80 0,DON'T FEEL SO HI< & MI<TY N[1 DO Y\1 BOY80 

,! TRADITIONAL ,ONEIDA W]E DELI<T$1 & BEGAN JO9+ 9 ! TAUNTS4 ,UND] COV] ( ! COMMOTION \TSIDE1 !Y S5T !IR *ILDR5 ?R\< ! BACK DOOR ( ! LON<\SE4 ,9SIDE1 ,RAY & ! WORLD HE REPRES5TS F\ND !MSELVES AN EMP]OR )\T CLO!S1 AS LITTLE *ILDR5 RAN >\ND 9 ! MEET+ OP5LY DEFY+ HIM & GIGGL+ AT HIS SELF-IMPORTANT MADNESS4 ,SOON1 ! COMMOTION GOT SO \T ( H& ?AT ! LOCAL CITY POLICE %[$ UP1 ALONG ) REPORT]S -- AN UNHE>D ( EV5T 9 ,RAY'S T]RITORY4 ,! TRADITIONAL ,ONEIDA TOOK ! POLICE & REPORT]S ASIDE1 %[+ !M !IR HOME VIDEOS ( ,RAY'S POLICE BEAT+ WOM5 & DE/ROY+ !IR HOMES4 ,SMILES BROKE \T ON ALL \R FACES :5 ,RAY TURN$ TAIL & FL$4 ,! ICE ?AT SEP>AT$ US FROM ! ,ONEIDA BEGAN TO BREAK4 

,!RE WE /OOD1 TWO TRIBES -- ONE ANCI5T & ! O!R NEW -- UNIT$ AGA9/ A COMMON 5EMY4 ,! ANCI5T TRIBE WAS FI<T+ = SURVIVAL1 &1 UNLIKE \R ANCE/ORS AT ,W\ND$ ,KNEE1 WE TURN$ \R BACKS ON ALLEGIANCE TO RACE1 NATION1 OR ANY O!R FICTION1 TO JO9 !M 9 >MS4 ,?IS AL*EMY RELEAS$ MAGIC -- POLICE UNABLE TO POLICE1 *ILDR5 RIDICUL+ K+S4 ,! ,ONEIDA'S /RUGGLE AGA9/ EXT9CTION GOES ON1 AS DOES \RS4 ,LET US HOPE IT GOES ON TOGE!R1 AS WE REALIZE ! POSSIBILITIES ( TRIBAL ALLIANCES ?AT CAN OV]COME \R LONELIE/ MOM5TS & ! IMPOSSIBLE ODDS4 ,9 ! 5D1 WE >E NOT <O/S FROM ! PA/1 BUT <O/S ( ! FUTURE4 ,LET US DANCE -- TOGE!R4 

0,H]E WE >E1 ! DEAD ( ALL TIME1 DY+ ONCE AGA91 ONLY N[ ) ! OBJECT ( LIV+4 ,Y\ HAVE TO GET \T ( Y\RSELF TO SAVE Y\RSELF40 

-- MASK$ SPOKESP]SON ( ! BLACK BLOC1 ,*IAPAS1 ,MEXICO 

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