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They are self-financed, paying dues of $ 325 each for a total of just under $ 20,000, roughly one fifth of what a typical string band spends. Lacking the usual clubhouse, they meet in a room over a local pub. Along with their non-traditional funding comes a unique structure: they are the only string
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