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Telluride Thinks Out of the Box

At the Free Box, people can exchange things they no longer want for things they do. But more than just a recycling site, "the town's hub," as the author calls it, represents a "patch of common ground"—a give-and-take that defines the community.

    Scott S. Warren


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