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Maya switched off the set and stepped into her shoes. The soil under her nails stung pleasantly; she liked that. In the morning she'd bring an extra jar of pickled beets to the lot two blocks over. She'd listen more than she'd speak. Maybe she'd teach a neighbor how to change a tire or how to coax a tomato into bearing fruit. She liked the idea of small, stubborn gatherings—full, always full—where knowledge traveled in hands and tools more than in words. dirtstyle tv full