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While_CS I_PPIS1 live_VV0 in_II the_AT United_NP1 States_NP1 ,_, in_II northwestern_JJ New_NP1 York_NP1 ,_, we_PPIS2 have_VH0 a_AT1 slogan_NN1 ,_, "_" the_AT big_JJ city_NN1 with_IW the_AT small_JJ town_NN1 atmosphere._NNU Because_II21 of_II22 good_JJ roads_NN2 ,_, we_PPIS2 can_VM travel_VVI quickly_RR by_II car_NN1 to_II the_AT country_NN1 or_CC to_II one_MC1 of_IO the_AT Great_JJ Lakes_NN2 and_CC can_VM move_VVI about_II the_AT city_NN1 efficiently_RR ._. 
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When_CS I_PPIS1 travel_VV0 a_AT1 number_NN1 of_IO hours_NNT2 by_II car_NN1 to_TO see_VVI my_APPGE children_NN2 and_CC grandchildren_NN2 several_DA2 hours_NNT2 south_ND1 ,_, the_AT north_ND1 south-road_JJ passes_NN2 through_II many_DA2 small_JJ villages_NN2 that_CST are_VBR quite_RG lovely_JJ ._. 
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There_EX are_VBR many_DA2 conveniences_NN2 in_II living_VVG in_II a_AT1 city_NN1 ,_, and_CC lots_PN of_IO attractions_NN2 of_IO living_VVG in_II the_AT country_NN1 ._. 
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Both_DB2 have_VH0 advantages_NN2 and_CC disadvantages_NN2 ._. 
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Still_RR today_RT ,_, I_PPIS1 prefer_VV0 living_VVG in_II a_AT1 city_NN1 ._. 
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When_CS I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ in_II a_AT1 boarding_NN1 high_JJ school_NN1 in_II southern_JJ Indiana_NP1 ,_, it_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 very_RG charming_JJ and_CC pleasant_JJ experience_NN1 ._. 
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I_PPIS1 even_RR volunteered_VVD a_AT1 few_DA2 hours_NNT2 each_DD1 week_NNT1 to_TO work_VVI in_II the_AT school_NN1 's_GE vegetable_NN1 gardens_NN2 which_DDQ produced_VVD our_APPGE food_NN1 and_CC vegetables_NN2 for_IF sale_NN1 to_II nearby_JJ cities_NN2 ._. 
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For_IF the_AT first_MD time_NNT1 in_II many_DA2 years_NNT2 ,_, I_PPIS1 returned_VVD there_RL recently_RR ,_, and_CC had_VHD good_JJ nostalgic_JJ feelings_NN2 about_II my_APPGE brief_JJ youthful_JJ life_NN1 in_II the_AT country_NN1 ._. 
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I_PPIS1 visited_VVD many_DA2 of_IO the_AT small_JJ villages_NN2 nearby_RL ._. 
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Life_NN1 then_RT had_VHD been_VBN very_RG quiet_JJ and_CC serene_JJ ,_, and_CC returning_VVG now_RT ,_, the_AT same_DA situations_NN2 seemed_VVD to_TO exist_VVI at_II the_AT school_NN1 and_CC in_II the_AT remaining_JJ country_NN1 and_CC village_NN1 areas_NN2 ._. 
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It_PPH1 seemed_VVD that_CST not_XX much_RR had_VHD changed_VVN in_II all_DB of_IO those_DD2 years_NNT2 ._. 
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Recently_RR I_PPIS1 rode_VVD with_IW a_AT1 friend_NN1 through_II the_AT villages_NN2 of_IO southern_JJ China_NP1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 had_VHD many_DA2 of_IO the_AT same_DA feelings_NN2 of_IO nostalgia_NN1 for_IF small_JJ town_NN1 and_CC rural_JJ life_NN1 ._. 
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One_MC1 of_IO the_AT great_JJ advantages_NN2 of_IO rural_JJ or_CC village_NN1 life_NN1 is_VBZ having_VHG a_AT1 sense_NN1 of_IO place_NN1 ,_, of_IO serenity_NN1 ,_, of_IO being_VBG known_VVN by_II many_DA2 people_NN and_CC knowing_VVG many_DA2 friends_NN2 over_II a_AT1 long_JJ period_NN1 ._. 
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Life_NN1 is_VBZ quiet_JJ and_CC very_RG little_DA1 crime_NN1 occurs_VVZ ._. 
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A_AT1 disadvantage_NN1 seems_VVZ to_TO be_VBI that_DD1 life_NN1 is_VBZ often_RR rather_RG boring_JJ and_CC unexciting_JJ ._. 
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The_AT hustle_NN1 and_CC bustle_VV0 and_CC the_AT busy_JJ excitement_NN1 more_RGR common_JJ in_II the_AT cities_NN2 are_VBR often_RR missing_VVG in_II villages_NN2 and_CC rural_JJ areas_NN2 ._. 
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I_PPIS1 have_VH0 had_VHN most_DAT of_IO my_APPGE city_NN1 living_NN1 experience_NN1 in_II towns_NN2 and_CC cities_NN2 with_IW a_AT1 population_NN1 of_IO 70,000_MC to_II a_AT1 half_DB million_NNO ._. 
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So_RR ,_, I_PPIS1 have_VH0 n't_XX lived_VVN much_RR in_II really_RR big_JJ cities_NN2 like_II New_NP1 York_NP1 City_NN1 or_CC Chicago_NP1 in_II the_AT US_NP1 ._. 
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These_DD2 cities_NN2 have_VH0 highly_RR expensive_JJ but_CCB small_JJ apartments_NN2 and_CC very_RG expensive_JJ products_NN2 ,_, crowded_JJ and_CC sometimes_RT dangerous_JJ schools_NN2 ,_, the_AT possibility_NN1 of_IO violence_NN1 or_CC crime_NN1 ,_, or_CC other_JJ problems_NN2 which_DDQ large_JJ cities_NN2 typically_RR face_VV0 because_II21 of_II22 traffic_NN1 congestion_NN1 ,_, lack_NN1 of_IO much_DA1 greenery_NN1 ,_, serious_JJ pollution_NN1 ,_, or_CC the_AT sense_NN1 of_IO not_XX even_RR knowing_VVG our_APPGE closest_JJT neighbors_NN2 ._. 
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Nonetheless_RR ,_, such_DA many_DA2 people_NN in_II such_DA cities_NN2 have_VH0 lives_NN2 that_CST always_RR seem_VV0 fast_JJ and_CC exciting_JJ ._. 
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For_IF me_PPIO1 ,_, I_PPIS1 prefer_VV0 a_AT1 reasonably_RR small_JJ city_NN1 close_VV0 enough_RR to_II the_AT rural_JJ areas_NN2 so_CS21 that_CS22 I_PPIS1 can_VM enjoy_VVI the_AT best_JJT aspects_NN2 of_IO each_DD1 type_NN1 of_IO life_NN1 ._. 
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