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Jimmy Ray Silva, an avid guitar player, likes to sing and play music with his friends. As the temperatures rise in the summer, the year-round residents turn to music to pass the time, though many of the 125 residents talk of leaving for the summer to escape the heat. Unfortunately, with little income and meager government money, they often can't afford to leave.
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Jimmy Ray Silva, an avid guitar player, likes to sing and play music with his friends. As the temperatures rise in the summer, the year-round residents turn to music to pass the time, though many of the 125 residents talk of leaving for the summer to escape the heat. Unfortunately, with little income and meager government money, they often can't afford to leave.