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I'm back from a week in Australia.It was good to see my friends.It was strange to see people swimming at the beach in the middle of winter.It was sad that my trip was so short.I'll write more in the next few days. ...full story at Mottekaero

from Mottekaero on Fri, Jul 24 2009

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