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DG: What kind of transportation did you have? A car? A truck?

RM: I remember we had an old, one of those Fords. And we had cars.

DG: Was it square topped?

RM: Well, it was open, you know, sides and -- you know, those old fashioned.

DG: Right. Did you have to wear a blanket when you traveled in it or something because it was cold?

RM: Yeah, I think we did, yeah.

DG: Did you ever go to Seattle?

RM: Not, no, very seldom.

DG: But you knew some of your relatives some, like Jeff and your cousin.

RM: Oh, Jeff lived right at Nahcotta.

DG: Oh, he also lived out there?

RM: That's right.

DG: Okay. And so he grew up Nahcotta too.

RM: Yeah, yeah.

DG: I didn't realize that.

RM: Yeah, my dad called him over from Japan, I think.

DG: Oh.

RM: I think he was kind of an adopted brother, my adopted brother, I guess.

DG: Oh, I see. So he grew up in your house, kind of.

RM: Well, kind of.

DG: And then you said the Nakaos were out here pretty early.

RM: Yeah, there was the Nakaos, lived in Nahcotta.

DG: Well, this was in '30s, though, but nobody in the '20s. Is that what you meant?

RM: I think it was '30s, yeah. And there was a couple more Japanese families.

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