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My wife and I spent 8 days
dog/house sitting for my son and family in Costa Rica this summer and after a couple of hours the internet went down and never came back . I read 3 books did endless games of solitary and spent hours in the pool. I think I've read 3 books in the last 5 years and enjoyed books I've been meaning to read for years.