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Our ancestors went to the woods to find fuel; they set snares there for birds and gathered nuts and fungi.
John Burnside
John Burnside
John Burnside
Born: Mar 19, 1955

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Birds, Our, Nuts, Ancestors, Find, Snare, Woods, Fuel, Set, Gathered

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