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In Dunedin they accept I am a painter and leave me to go about my work.
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The speaker says that people in Dunedin accept them as a painter and allow them to work without interference. The sentence presents Dunedin as a place where their identity and creative work are left undisturbed.
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- Te Ara — Dictionary of New Zealand Biography
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