This is why I love living in a small town


	This is why I love living in a small town

enbar

12-16-2007 3:19 PM

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local, phoenixville, phxvl, pennsylvania, news, firebirdfestival

enbar says:

Every year in the town where I live (Phoenixville, PA) they build a huge wooden bird and set it on fire (a phoenix). It's a great event -- classic communal catharsis.

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