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    Brown’s Sporting Goods has been filling the hunting and fishing needs of Southern Humboldt for three generations. Photo by Kym Kemp.
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    Boxes of canned goods line Robinson’s store room. Photo by Kym Kemp.
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    M. R. Robinson next to one of his paintings. An artist, Robinson surrounds himself with enormous paintings inspired by Great Artists. Photo by Kym Kemp.
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    Sacks of dry goods rub shoulders with cans and spices in Robinson’s storeroom. Photo by Kym Kemp.
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    High gas prices started new buying trends in Southern Humboldt. Photo by Kym Kemp.
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    Skills such as spinning and carpentry are part of Robinson’s family’s wealth of information they can draw on should they need to. Photo by Kym Kemp.
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    Planning for a disaster means storing more than food — firewood or other fuel to heat with is needed as well as water and other supplies. Photo by Kym Kemp.
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    On the cover: Photo by Kym Kemp.