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DG: Now, Spokane, let's talk a little bit about the geography of Spokane and why so many people moved there.

NS: Well, Spokane was not a restricted zone. The restrictions came about the middle of the state.

DG: Okay.

NS Spokane was outside and so they were not evacuated. And since Paul's license was good in the state of Washington, it was a natural move for us to come.

DG: For you, but several people were moving there.

NS: Yes. Because they wanted to get out of camp, and they might have had relatives or people from Seattle moved to Spokane, because it was closer. And they needed to get out of Seattle, so they went to Spokane.

DG: So a lot of them moved there?

NS: A lot of them moved there. The people who were in camp moved to Spokane, too, because their friends were there to join them.

DG: I have heard quite a few stories of people having relatives.

NS: Of people moving to Spokane, yes.

DG: So there was quite an influx of people for Spokane.

NS: In Spokane, yes.

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