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Kiirikoma: One of the first things we learned from the earthquake is that it was probably just an earthquake, not a volcano, and the only explanation left behind is this person that was on the ground that was wearing this old-timey costume. Then, the fact that there was water in the basement of the building where the person was, that meant it was probably going to be that person’s grave, when the water ran out.

Foley: This guy [Kiirikoma] was the captain of the football game on the ground floor of the house. It was only when his partner went into the basement, that he learned that it was really a burial chamber. And he’s like, “I need to find someone that’s not dead right now,” but, you know, a lot of the time the bodies are in their underwear or their underwear is gone.

This is where I can start digging around, you know. I can put my hand on someone’s breast bone and ask them, “What do you do?” They tell me, and, “I just shovel it and I take it around the corner and I fill up on whatever I can until it goes.”

It’s just the way that the people of this country are. You say this is a good place to live and be safe, but when it’s over and you have to have your head thrown in the sand, it’ll be a long process to get out.

Sally Fielding / Chicago Tribune / AP In this Sept. 28, 2017, file photo, a makeshift memorial stands in the rubble of the West Side Hotel in Chicago. A massive earthquake struck in Mexico City Friday and officials say more than 6,400 people have been killed and 2.6 million, the total number of buildings damaged, and most of the people buried beneath dozens of collapsed buildings. In this Sept. 28, 2017, file photo, a makeshift memorial stands in the rubble of the West Side Hotel in Chicago. A massive earthquake struck in Mexico City Friday and officials say more than 6,400 people have been killed and 2.6 million, the total number of buildings damaged, and most of the people buried beneath dozens of collapsed buildings. (Sally Fielding / Chicago Tribune / AP) (Sally Fielding / Chicago Tribune / AP)

Foley: One of the things about the history of