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Poor-ban Living: The functions of five senses in Payatas

SENSE OF HEARING. A young girl on the street of Payatas—a slum area in urban Quezon City—hears the bell of an incoming dump truck. This is a signal of an arrival of a 
new bunch of 'treasure' – a pile of garbage which is a probable source of their 
meals for the day. Families earn money by selling items to nearby junk shops.

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SENSE OF HEARING. A young girl on the street of Payatas—a slum area in urban Quezon City—hears the bell of an incoming dump truck. This is a signal of an arrival of a new bunch of 'treasure' – a pile of garbage which is a probable source of their meals for the day. Families earn money by selling items to nearby junk shops.

 
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