Living in a Ghost Village

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An interview with a couple who moved their family to a depopulated mountain hamlet — the friendships, the freedom, the fiber internet.

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Meet the Brodericks: from Brooklyn to Gifu
The first winter and the broken pipes
Building a life with seventeen neighbours
Why their kids are thriving

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