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N.M. compound littered with ammunition, dirty diapers

Authorities: Children lived in squalor

Various items litter a squalid makeshift living compound in Amalia, N.M., Friday where five adults were arrested on child abuse charges and remains of a boy were found. - photo by Associated Press

Various items litter a squalid makeshift living compound in Amalia, N.M., Friday where five adults were arrested on child abuse charges and remains of a boy were found. - photo by Associated Press

AMALIA, N.M. — Dirty diapers, shotgun shells, small broken bicycles, the white sandal of a baby, anguished journals about faith and a DVD about killing techniques in close combat.

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