Word: pilton
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...harsh remoteness of the outback, and the pioneers' struggle to survive it, are more than a memory in these regions. "The Territory remains an area of adventure," says Les Pilton, proprietor of the Barrow Creek Hotel, who took in the distraught Lees until police arrived three hours later. "It's one of the last frontiers. Part of that is that there is a danger; it's life on the very edge." Distances are almost unimaginable to outsiders: once a week Pilton makes a 570-km round trip just to go to the bank, or for a haircut. Roads...
...Wild West wagon trains. People are afraid to stop on the open road even to relieve themselves, says Greg Dick, owner of the Aileron roadhouse where the couple had their last meal?of toasted sandwiches?together. "Our toilets are doing a roaring trade." But life will go on. Says Pilton: "The public forgets tragedies very quickly, and there's always new people coming in who haven't heard the news." Dick agrees: "I found nine people sleeping out the front here this morning, but that'll change. Something else, like another crime, will happen in another town or city...
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