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The [blank_start]United[blank_end] [blank_start]Nations[blank_end] is an [blank_start]international[blank_end] [blank_start]organization[blank_end] that [blank_start]aims[blank_end] to [blank_start]prevent[blank_end] [blank_start]war[blank_end], and [blank_start]improve[blank_end] [blank_start]public[blank_end] [blank_start]health[blank_end], [blank_start]human[blank_end] [blank_start]rights[blank_end], and [blank_start]environmental[blank_end] [blank_start]conditions[blank_end] throughout the [blank_start]whole[blank_end] [blank_start]world[blank_end]. The [blank_start]United[blank_end] [blank_start]Nations[blank_end] is [blank_start]made[blank_end] up of [blank_start]193[blank_end] [blank_start]countries[blank_end] and its [blank_start]headquarters[blank_end] are in [blank_start]New[blank_end] [blank_start]York[blank_end] [blank_start]City[blank_end].

[blank_start]The[blank_end] United Nations [blank_start]is[blank_end] [blank_start]an[blank_end] international organization [blank_start]that[blank_end] aims [blank_start]to[blank_end] prevent war, [blank_start]and[blank_end] improve public health, human rights, [blank_start]and[blank_end] environmental conditions [blank_start]throughout[blank_end] [blank_start]the[blank_end] whole world. [blank_start]The[blank_end] United Nations [blank_start]is[blank_end] made [blank_start]up[blank_end] of 193 countries [blank_start]and[blank_end] its headquarters [blank_start]are[blank_end] [blank_start]in[blank_end] New York City.

If you [blank_start]want[blank_end] to [blank_start]visit[blank_end] us, you will [blank_start]have[blank_end] to [blank_start]follow[blank_end] these [blank_start]directions[blank_end] [blank_start]carefully[blank_end]: from your [blank_start]place[blank_end], [blank_start]drive[blank_end] [blank_start]north[blank_end] on [blank_start]Highway[blank_end] [blank_start]77[blank_end] for about [blank_start]100[blank_end] [blank_start]miles[blank_end]. [blank_start]Get[blank_end] off at [blank_start]Exit[blank_end] [blank_start]51[blank_end]. [blank_start]Turn[blank_end] [blank_start]right[blank_end] on [blank_start]Main[blank_end] [blank_start]St[blank_end]. and [blank_start]go[blank_end] [blank_start]straight[blank_end] for [blank_start]10[blank_end] [blank_start]miles[blank_end] until you [blank_start]reach[blank_end] [blank_start]Oak[blank_end] [blank_start]Ave[blank_end]. At [blank_start]Oak[blank_end] [blank_start]Ave[blank_end]., [blank_start]turn[blank_end] [blank_start]left[blank_end] and [blank_start]drive[blank_end] for about [blank_start]two[blank_end] [blank_start]minutes[blank_end] until you [blank_start]see[blank_end] the [blank_start]old[blank_end] [blank_start]abandoned[blank_end] [blank_start]farmhouse[blank_end]. [blank_start]Turn[blank_end] [blank_start]right[blank_end] onto the [blank_start]small[blank_end] [blank_start]dirt[blank_end] [blank_start]road[blank_end] after the [blank_start]farmhouse[blank_end] and our [blank_start]place[blank_end] is at the [blank_start]end[blank_end] of that [blank_start]road[blank_end].

[blank_start]If[blank_end] [blank_start]you[blank_end] want [blank_start]to[blank_end] visit [blank_start]us[blank_end], [blank_start]you[blank_end] [blank_start]will[blank_end] have [blank_start]to[blank_end] follow [blank_start]these[blank_end] directions carefully: [blank_start]from[blank_end] [blank_start]your[blank_end] place, drive north [blank_start]on[blank_end] Highway 77 [blank_start]for[blank_end] [blank_start]about[blank_end] 100 miles. Get [blank_start]off[blank_end] [blank_start]at[blank_end] Exit 51. Turn right [blank_start]on[blank_end] Main St. [blank_start]and[blank_end] go straight [blank_start]for[blank_end] 10 miles until [blank_start]you[blank_end] reach Oak Ave. [blank_start]At[blank_end] Oak Ave., turn left [blank_start]and[blank_end] drive [blank_start]for[blank_end] [blank_start]about[blank_end] two minutes [blank_start]until[blank_end] [blank_start]you[blank_end] see [blank_start]the[blank_end] old abandoned farmhouse. Turn right [blank_start]onto[blank_end] [blank_start]the[blank_end] small dirt road [blank_start]after[blank_end] [blank_start]the[blank_end] farmhouse [blank_start]and[blank_end] [blank_start]our[blank_end] place [blank_start]is[blank_end] [blank_start]at[blank_end] [blank_start]the[blank_end] end [blank_start]of[blank_end] [blank_start]that[blank_end] road.