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The harvestable prize of all this monoculture industry
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Wading only a few few into this maze of maize can leave one confused and disoriented
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Head-high stands of tasseling corn surround family farm houses like threatening glaciers of green
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A hollyhock takes a star turn in the sun
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The siloed corn is gradually being trucked to the nearby ethanol plant
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Barb and Jerry's place
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The lane approaching Andy's sister Barb's place
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The Hennepin Canal, an abandoned waterway that used to connect the Mississippi and Illinois rivers
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The Prince with his older sister and retired farmer Elaine at the Hennepin Canal State Park
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The still stands although the one-room schoolhouse Andy attended, just down the road, has been razed
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The out buildings have seen better days
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The old farmhouse still stands
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The country lane leading to the farm where Andy and his three sisters were born
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Ella Faiet, Andy's maternal grandmother
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Clement Faiet, Andy's maternal grandfather
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Andy's maternal grandparents' gravesite
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The Sheffield Catholic Cemetary
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Andy's parents' gravesite, next to which our ashes will be interred
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Andy's namesake's gravesite
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Andy's namesake, a great uncle
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Gravesite of Andy's fraternal grandparents
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Andy and older sister Elaine at the Anawan Catholic Cemetary