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Becoming Twilight Town

From: Catherine Spangler
Length: 00:05:10

One small town's quest to satisfy thousands of die-hard Twilight fans. Read the full description.
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Becoming Twilight Town
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A few years ago, Forks was a quiet logging community on the rugged Olympic peninsula of Washington state.  But that all changed when the Twilight saga came out.  The author of the books chose Forks as the setting for her story, making it a center of obsession for millions of fans around the world.  And now, as thousands of them come to Forks to experience the place of their imaginations, the town has to figure out how to become what it's fans want it to be.  

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A few years ago, Forks was a quiet logging community on the rugged Olympic peninsula of Washington state.  But that all changed when the Twilight saga came out.  The author of the books chose Forks as the setting for her story, making it a center of obsession for millions of fans around the world.  And now, as thousands of them come to Forks to experience the place of their imaginations, the town has to figure out how to become what it's fans want it to be.  

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A few years ago, Forks was a quiet logging town on the rugged Olympic peninsula of Washington state. But that all changed when the Twilight saga came out. The author of the books chose Forks as the setting for her story. And now it's a center of obsession for millions of fans around the world.

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