Article: Key West

KEY WEST, Fla. -- Comparisons to paradise around here are as plentiful as stacks of $10-per-day beach-chair rentals.

In travel guides, tourist literature and other freebie handouts the local chamber of commerce and other promoters of paradise are equal parts unabashed and unwavering when it comes to trading upon Key West's mystique.

Web site keywest.com, which promotes area businesses, attractions and real estate as part of its informational mission, casts no illusions when offering advice to would-be residents: "So, you're thinking about moving to Paradise? The first thing you need to know is that paradise doesn't come cheap."

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