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I have always nurtured the dream and the hope that with the prick of a needle, diseases may be cured. The notion of restoring the vital signs of an ailing spot with a simple healing touch has everything to do with revitalizing not only that specific place but also the entire area that surrounds it.
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© 2014 Jaime Lerner
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Lerner, J. (2014). Introduction. In: Urban Acupuncture. Island Press, Washington, DC. https://doi.org/10.5822/978-1-61091-584-7_1
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