But Helm is best known for providing the vocals to such rock 'n' roll standards as "The Weight" and "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, " the latter a tale of a Confederate veteran sizing up his wasted land.

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The demand for space in cities is largely a product of regulations that demand valuable land be wasted on parking, limit mixed-use zoning and restrict the height of buildings.

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Now Serebryakov wants to chop up the surrounding forests and sell off the land, leaving Vanya with only his own wasted life to contemplate.

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