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Chapter 103

           Whichiscompletelyillogicalbecauseonceyouownthepropertyyoucan’tmakebackyourmoneyonitinanytraditionallylogicalway.Youmaypayapproximately$25,000foranaroofland(anaroisalandmeasurementroughlytranslatingintoEnglishas:"SlightlybiggerthantheparkingspotforanSUV"),andthenyoucanbuildalittleshoptherewhereyouwillsellonebatiksarongadaytoonetouristadayfortherestofyourlife,foraprofitofaboutseventy-fivecentsahit.It’ssenseless.

           ButtheBalinesevaluetheirlandwithapassionthatextendsbeyondthereachesofeconomicsense.SincelandownershipistraditionallytheonlywealththatBalineserecognizeaslegitimate,propertyisvaluedinthesamewayastheMasaivaluecattleorasmyfive-year-oldniecevalueslipgloss:namely,thatyoucannothaveenoughofit,thatonceyouhaveclaimedityoumustneverletitgo,andthatallofitintheworldshouldrightfullybelongtoyou.

           Moreover-asIdiscoverthroughoutthemonthofAugust,duringmyNarnia-likevoyageintotheintricaciesofIndonesianrealestate-it’salmostimpossibletofindoutwhenlandisactuallyforsalearoundhere.Balinesewhoaresellinglandtypicallydon’tlikeotherpeopletoknowthattheirlandisupforsale.Now,youwouldthinkitmightbeadvantageoustoadvertisethisfact,buttheBalinesedon’tseeitthatway.Ifyou’reaBalinesefarmerandyou’resellingyourland,itmeansyouaredesperateforcash,andthisishumiliating.

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