Clearly at the top of the hierarchy of guilty landscapes we would find extermination camps, war zones, battlefields and sites of major disasters.

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Soldiers must endure heavy physical demands, from boot camp and basic training to the rigors of duty, which can include not just war but aiding in natural disasters like hurricane Sandy.

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When comparisons are made with the earthquake of 1923 that leveled most of Tokyo, and the disaster of the Second World War that left most Japanese cities leveled this exuberance is rational, as the disasters changed economic fundaments, especially policy.

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