Whenever I get on the subway in New York, I immediately and nervously position myself in front of a window with a hope of observing Mole People.

These people are quite different from other homeless ones: they live in abandoned subway stations under major cities. Surprisingly, this population includes a mixture of lawyers, doctors, and other people of highly respected professions.

But just why would such affluent people join this society? This question lingered in my head for years. My current best answer relates to the madness of the big cities.

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