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Raphael House exists entirely on contributions, along with the earnings of its thrift shop and [until 1999] Brother Juniper's restaurant. ... [T]he roof garden [is] a playground. The wooden deck is long enough for a six year old to get a good run across the middle, and at the sides large pots of plants wind in and out among playhouses and low climbing structures.
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