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  • Valerie finds herself in the middle of a group hug. (At Twin Oaks, members are called either by their first names or by names that they choose themselves. Surnames are considered unnecessary.) By photographer Aaron Cohen
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  • Along the main path. By photographer Aaron Cohen
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  • Sean, working in the organic vegetable garden. By photographer Aaron Cohen
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  • Two friends, Aubee and Pele, during a garden shift. By photographer Aaron Cohen
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  • Rusty, Mele and Ben eat dinner in the lounge of Zhankoye, the main dining hall. Dinner for the entire community is served at 6pm every evening. By photographer Aaron Cohen
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  • Melian cares for Willow (foreground) and Gwen (background), two children born and raised in the community. She is not their mother but rather a primary caretaker who helps look after the children. By photographer Aaron Cohen
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  • The wedding of Marcello and Anja. By photographer Aaron Cohen
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  • Movie Night at "The Bijou," an indoor recreational space in Kaweah residence. Three movies on DVD are shown for the community each weekend, on a rotating schedule (two movies each night, every Friday, Saturday and Sunday night). Titles range from the recent release "Blood Diamond" (being show that night) to documentaries to older classics such as Jean-Luc Godard's films. By photographer Aaron Cohen
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  • Elona, on the front porch of Tupelo residence. Twin Oaks members live in dormitory-style buildings and everyone has their own private room. By photographer Aaron Cohen
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  • River, a Twin Oaks member since the 1970s, disposes of okara, a byproduct of tofu, during a tofu-making shift. Twin Oaks Soy Foods is one of the community's main businesses. By photographer Aaron Cohen
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  • During a party in Kaweah residence. By photographer Aaron Cohen
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  • Gwen, during a late autumn bonfire celebration. By photographer Aaron Cohen
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  • Ezra and his son Zadek at a party (Kevin, another member, is in the right-hand foreground). By photographer Aaron Cohen
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  • The New Year's Eve party. By photographer Aaron Cohen
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  • Gwen, practicing ballet. Behind her is Morningstar residence, and the stairs lead to Degania, where she lives with her brother Jonah, her mother Thea, and Thea's fiancee Robert. By photographer Aaron Cohen
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