Thank you to the guys in the AEZ for all your help!

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I arrived at the AEZ, a virgin burner, on Wednesday in the middle of that huge dust storm. I was freaked out, 40 hours sleep deprived, and scared to death, and so I found it absolutely "necessary" to immediately set up my tent regardless of the blinding white out. Well my tent poles broke, and I stood there silently weeping and hating life, and two guys on my right, a guy in the camp behind me, and a guy in the camp on my left all came to help me fix my poles and set up my tent in the dust storm. You guys saved my butt that night and words can't thank you enough. I've never been so touched by the kindness of strangers. I was starting to really have a bad trip at that point, and without your help everything possibly would have fallen completely apart. The rest of the week went smoothly after that, and it was one of the most amazing experiences of my life. Thank you again, you beautiful people.