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“Living in Palm Springs means learning to measure time not by a clock, but by the shadow of the San Jacinto Mountains creeping across the valley, and realizing that 'The Good Life' isn't a vintage aesthetic—it is the quiet stillness of the desert at sunset.”

—  Stephie Pahlavi Zan

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