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Remaking the Past
After having his apartment stripped bare by unknown perpetrators, furniture maker Simon Watts is getting back on his feet—and learning that one’s possessions assume a whole new importance when they’re all suddenly taken away.
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This story was originally published in Dwell’s June 2004 issue.
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