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Part Two: The Diggers, the Levelers, the Ranters, and John Darnielle

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff

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The First Crop of Barley Was Ripped Up by Angry Locals

Not that many people came to the commune. The first crop of barley they planted was ripped up by annoyed locals. They put out a manifesto, which is probably the reason they did it all in the first place. Their beliefs are throw open the prisons, kill the land in common, be pacifists and respect the quote, Earth our mother.

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