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This is the story about Joey Gnomey. Joey grew up in the small town of San Marco de Polo in the little known country of Gnomia, a small island nation in the Mediterranean. His real name was Giuseppe Gnomio. One of 8 children, the family was very poor , living a life of subsistence on a small farm where they grew almost all the food they required. They also kept some farm animals - chickens, a goat for milk and making cheese and a rather stubborn donkey named “ Scheko Gnomio ” who would pull a cart for transportation of produce to and from the market. Life was difficult but bearable until the second world war ruined the town and the town folk became poorer still. Life became miserable. As a young man at the end of the war, Giuseppe was eager to make a better a life for himself. Giuseppe’s Uncle, Santo Gnomio, who lived in Gnomozzia, said that if you immigrate to the “ Lucky Country “ as it was nick named at the time, then, with a bit of hard work cutting sugar cane in the far north, you will become a millionaire in just 6 months. Why – because it was hard back breaking work and few people would do it , so the pay rates were higher than the average wage to attract new workers. With the prospect of making it rich in Gnomozzia, Giuseppe scrapes enough money to pay for his voyage. He packs his suitcase with all his possessions and has a pleasant one month voyage on the passenger ship, the Galilee GaliGnomio. Until my next article, Donald Dunn-Moven Property Analyst Pursue your dreams and you will get there.