,*AVEZ' ,DEA?3 ,NEI!R 9 ,M\RN+ NOR ,CELEBRATION1 ,TIME = ,SOCIAL ,/RUGGLES TO ,BECOME ,AUTONOM\S6 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,EL ,LIB]T>IO ,$ITORIAL ,COLLECTIVE 

,TEXT 3 

,:5 AN ILLNESS BECOMES S]I\S1 :5 M$ICAL ATT5TION BECOMES A VEHICLE = MYOPIC1 POLITICALLY MOTIVAT$ DECISIONS & :5 A PATI5T BECOMES DRUNK ) P[]1 IT CAN ONLY 5D ?IS WAY4 ,! /RONGMAN HAS DI$1 & 9 SO DO+1 HE HAS 9ITIAT$ A SUB/ANTIAL %IFT 9 ! ,V5EZUELAN POLITICAL L&SCAPE4 

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