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Before sheriff’s deputies found his body on Thanksgiving morning last year, shot to death in a desolate stretch of warehouses and pallet yards west of Compton, Eduardo Escobedo Sr. had become rich beyond his dreams.

Through tears, Florian painted a desolate picture of what his life had become.

Once bustling with city employees — and residents needing city services — these few blocks lying in the shadow of City Hall have been made desolate by telecommuting options and online access to municipal departments.

"This was the first time I realized what an enormous task it was to take a piece of desolated desert and turn it into a blooming oasis," Zer writes.

Discovery asked to use depicts “Blade Runner 2049” star Ryan Gosling walking away from the camera across a desolate, dystopian landscape reduced to rubble and reddish dirt.