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The town that teamed up with other boring places

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You have to respect a place that completely lowers your expectations before you even cross the municipal line. Instead of trying to rebrand, local officials heavily leaned into the depression by forming an alliance with other dreadfully named global settlements to celebrate their collective mediocrity.

The town that teamed up with other boring places
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