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In this episode, we explore maine was the nation s industrial engine. You know, when we think about certain places, we tend to freeze them in our minds like a vintage postcard. Right, yeah, like a snapshot. Exactly. So you picture Maine and what do you see? It's usually a solitary lighthouse or, you know, gentle waves crashing against rocky shores. Maybe someone in a really thick cable knit sweater holding a lobster. Yes. Exactly. It's this perfectly static, peaceful, rustic image. Well, we naturally categorize places by their most relaxing, picturesque qualities. I mean, it gives us a sense of comfort. It does. But if you flip that postcard over, the history scrawled on the back is, well, it's anything but quiet. Well, definitely not. It is chaotic, it's fiercely industrial, and it is full of international spies, literal border wars, and massive de ... 
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