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Walter and Deanna Zivalic invested countless hours and estimate that they spent about $150,000 re-creating late artist Benji Okubo's Zen-inspired retreat,.which he built on the top of Mt. Washington in 1953. The Zivalics purchased the home four years ago from Okubo's widow, Chisato Okubo.

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Walter and Deanna Zivalic invested countless hours and estimate that they spent about $150,000 re-creating late artist Benji Okubo's Zen-inspired retreat,.which he built on the top of Mt. Washington in 1953. The Zivalics purchased the home four years ago from Okubo's widow, Chisato Okubo.

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