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Welcome listener. I'm glad you're here. Take a seat next to the fire.

Welcome to Obscura, where we shine a light on the dark. So, Martha Montoya moved to the States in the 80s after facing extreme poverty in Colombia

but life in the States wasn't exactly peachy

Martha faced financial hardships, low-paying wages that often required her to work

under the table, and she moved around a lot. Martha met men who seemed to care at first. They'd work together

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