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The digital only preview issue of The Reprobate magazine. Fashion, art, music, cinema and pop culture. Visit us as http://reprobatemagazine.uk for details of how to order the print magazine and more reviews, news and galleries.

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from the car window would have one believe that this was a beautiful unspoiled area and a haven for wildlife. It wasn’t until we found ourselves<br />

passing through the entrance to ex-resort Bombay Beach 40 miles later that we started to feel a strangeness in the air.<br />

As we rolled over the cracked pavements into town, we began to realise that this wasn’t quite the ghost town we’d imagined. But only just, by the<br />

grace of God. Dusty blocks of derelict trailers and smashed-up pre-fab buildings were peppered with the odd sign of life; individual well-kept yards<br />

with intact fences, decorated with Americana, and the occasional dog barking to keep out intruders. We also noticed the strange popularity of<br />

golf carts.<br />

We drove very slowly, taking everything in. People actually live here, we thought to ourselves.<br />

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