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Gunslinger
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That said, I have accepted what has happened, and I am moving forward. Here after a short while I plan on beginning to strip parts off. Small things first.
I had been pondering what I'd like to keep off this truck that is definitively 'gold dust', to which the ship of theseus and the kutty sark come to mind.
The former leaves the docks and over the course of the next several months, each and every part is replaced with new ones as they are damaged. When the ship returns, is it still the same ship it was when it left?
The kutty sarc, on the other hand, burns near entirely to the ground and is rebuilt. Is it still the same kutty sark?
After much thinking, I've settled on the VIN tag below the windshield. That, in my mind, is what defines this truck as being unique, both metaphorically and legally. There is only one Gold Dust with her VIN. Of course I'm keeping the keys + locks/ignition too. I'm not sure what I'll do with it exactly, but it will be a perfect keepsake in my eyes.
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1999 Ford Ranger XLT - 3.0 V6 4x4 - Loaded (Totaled) 143k. Rest in Peace, Gold Dust.