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This is Randy: aforementioned trickster.

USA | Saturday, 22 December 2012 | Views [437] | View Larger Image

This is Randy: aforementioned trickster.

The Ski Inn is wallpapered with sun-bleached paraphernalia from local events and beloved visitors. One regular named Barbara lit up with pride when she described a community effort to raise money for seeing-eye dogs. Another man named Randy did his best to trick me into ringing this bell.

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It's a tradition for visitors to write their name on a dollar bill and leave their mark on the Ski Inn. Though I happily participated in said tradition, I'm sure the unadulterated warmheartedness of the Salton Sea residents was what left an indelible mark on me that day. As I left the establishment, the regulars shouted after me,

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