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June 24, 2018

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WASHINGTON, NC — My friends Judy and Jerry recently bought a prefabricated house. As any red-blooded guys would, Jerry and I put everything else down for the day and moved from shady spot to shady spot in his John Deere Gator to watch the guys put the pieces together. I’m always impressed by the artistry of craftsmen with their tools. They swung massive pieces subtly into place and zipped it together like it was nothing!