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Karen Eichelberger cooks turkey burgers for her husband, Steve Henderson, on a spring weekday afternoon.

Henderson, 72, had asked for a turkey sandwich, but they didn’t have any turkey, so Eichelberger, 65, suggested a turkey burger instead.

“Is that OK?” Eichelberger asked.

“Sure,” Henderson said.

They live in a two-bedroom farmhouse not far from Chautauqua Lake. They have over two acres of land, where they keep three alpacas and some chickens. A creek runs behind the property.

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