波多黎各男子建UFO形房屋 只为兑现40年前对前女友承诺
<p>'<span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="explained">explained</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="shocked">shocked</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> 13<span word="th">th</span> <span word="floor">floor</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="throw">throw</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="off">off</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="said">said</span>, ‘<span word="No">No</span>, <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="her">her</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="person">person</span>, <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="harder">harder</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span>.’</p><p><span word="Completing">Completing</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="studies">studies</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Pontifical">Pontifical</span> <span word="Catholic">Catholic</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Ponce">Ponce</span>, <span word="Rivera">Rivera</span> <span word="studied">studied</span> <span word="design">design</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fine">fine</span> <span word="arts">arts</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="resolved">resolved</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="UFO">UFO</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="hands">hands</span>.</p><p><span word="Purchasing">Purchasing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2002 <span word="for">for</span> $95,000, <span word="Rivera">Rivera</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="and">and</span> $150,000 <span word="constructing">constructing</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="unusual">unusual</span> <span word="futuristic">futuristic</span> <span word="home">home</span> - <span word="even">even</span> <span word="wiring">wiring</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="emit">emit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="tone">tone</span> <span word="signature">signature</span> <span word="theme">theme</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Close">Close</span> <span word="Encounters">Encounters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Third">Third</span> <span word="Kind">Kind</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="spot">spot</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="picked">picked</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="visible">visible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="passing">passing</span> <span word="highway">highway</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Rivera">Rivera</span> <span word="intentionally">intentionally</span> <span word="chose">chose</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hillside">hillside</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unnamed">unnamed</span> <span word="girl">girl</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="broke">broke</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UFO">UFO</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="amounted">amounted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="something">something</span>.</p><p><span word="Scrimping">Scrimping</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="saving">saving</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span>, <span word="Rivera">Rivera</span> <span word="fitted">fitted</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="tech">tech</span> <span word="appliances">appliances</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="dollar">dollar</span>-<span word="store">store</span> <span word="ashtrays">ashtrays</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="resemble">resemble</span> <span word="antennae">antennae</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="used">used</span> $1.99 <span word="salad">salad</span> <span word="bowls">bowls</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="flashing">flashing</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="fixtures">fixtures</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fame">fame</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="alien">alien</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hillside">hillside</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="surrounding">surrounding</span> <span word="area">area</span>, <span word="Rivera">Rivera</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unusual">unusual</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="night">night</span> - <span word="the">the</span> <span word="girl">girl</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="broken">broken</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> 40-<span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>.</p>
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