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	I have seen very poor villagers in the Northeast give their last Bt10 to other villagers in greater distress.</div>
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	I have seen villagers go without meals simply to provide for other villagers in distress.</div>
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	There is a limit to poverty and it is called &ldquo;death&rdquo;, as no dead person suffers due to poverty. There is great compassion in the Northeast, probably because of Buddhism combined with poverty.&nbsp;</div>
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	Many people of the Northeast would rather die poor than live with a guilty conscience.</div>
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	Guy Baker</div>

There is great compassion in the Northeast

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