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Posted on October 10, 2013October 29, 2013 by knowthem

Thirappane, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka

He lives several miles away from his family to raise corn, beans, and other produce on his small plot of dry land. He sleeps in a tree house above in order to protect his crops from elephants that wander through. 

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