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quote:this-is-the-only-building-i-have-ever-been-in-where-absolutely-everything-is-necessaryThis is the only building I have ever been in, where absolutely everything is necessary.
Spontaneous testimony from a homeless man staying at the Julian Street Inn, highlighting the perceived integral necessity of all details.
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- Interpretation of the homeless man's observation that all parts felt necessary.
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