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Writer Lara Piu Photographer Booth Communications Inc. [dropcap]O[/dropcap]nce a year for the last 17 years, somewhere around 1,000 North Valley residents gather for lunch. They select a glass or clay bowl, fork over $15, and line up cafeteria-style for a ration: one serving of pasta, one slice of bread and water. “Sometimes people ask, ‘Is…