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Each grave is indicated by a cross.
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Or by a piece of wood.
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The only luxuries in Las Hurdes are the churches.
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This is in one of the poorest villages.
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A better-off home.
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Father, son, daughter-in-law and two grandchildren.
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The paper cut-outs on the wall...
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...add a touch of interior design.
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In some villages, a woman roams the streets at night.
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She announces deaths.
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She rings a bell and stops to pray.
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Everyone lives in a single room.
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But this home is a little more comfortable.
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There's a stable on the ground floor...
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...and upstairs a kitchen and living space.
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There's even a bed.
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In winter, the Hurdanos sleep fully clothed.
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The wear their clothes until they wear out.
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This woman says:
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"Nothing keeps one awake more
than thoughts of death...
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"Or reciting an Ave Maria for someone's soul."
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We left after two months in Las Hurdes.