We decided that a less hectic trip this summer was what we needed after our "Friends and Family Tour of the Midwest" last Summer. It was mostly an R & R Vacation spending a week in New Harbor, Maine with two days in New York City on our way north and two days in Boston on our way back to Virginia. We also invited our good friends Roger and Calvin who live in NYC to spend the week with us in Maine. It was fun, relaxing, and over before we knew it. Yet as I get older there is one part of each trip I take that becomes increasingly important each year and that is finally getting home. It makes no difference how long or how exciting any of our sojourns have been there is nothing that replaces walking into your own home and sleeping in your own bed again. There is one more item that I can add to this list which is quite revealing of how "SENEX" I have become and that is enjoying the convience of my own bathroom and shower.

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We left the Washington DC area and arrived in NYC without encountering any serious rush hour traffic which was a minor miracle and a major blessing if you know anything of these two wonderful cities. We started our trip out since we were in NYC by going to the Theater. We pampered ourselves a little by getting a hotel in Times Square which was right aound the corner from the Gershwin Theater where we saw 'Wicked'. It is a very interesting look at the Land of OZ before Dorothy. It almost becomes a play within a play where the Dorothy story takes a back seat to a very different plot..

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The Gershwin Theater

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Before The Play

Land of Oz

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People Taking Their Seats

Then We Needed To Take Our Seats

Bobbie and Bruce

Calvin and Roger

Roger and Bruce

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After The Play

Bobbie, Bruce, and Roger

Calvin, Bruce, and Roger

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It was a very enjoyable evening though a bit late. We were not planning on making the trip to Maine until the next morning which gave us a whole day in New York though I knew four hours would be about my limit. For a number of years before my retirement I would take my Latin students (every other year) on a field trip to the Metropolitan Museum. I haven't had the opportunity to go to the Met since 2000 so this seemed like an opportunity that I shouldn't ignore. This is a museum that one could spend days in and still have more to see than time would allow. What I am going to share with you doesn't even scratch the surface of what this museum has to offer. They are presented in no thematic or chronological order. I do hope you enjoy them.

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A Maid Asleep

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A Woman Reading: 1869-70

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Allegory of the Catholic Faith

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An Egyptian Peasant Woman and Her Child: 1869-70

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Ancient Rome

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Anthony van Dyck - Self Poortrait

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Antoine Laurent Lavoisier and His Wife: 1788

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Arabs Crossing the Desert: 1870's

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Ariadne in Naxos: 1894

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Bacchante in a Landscape: 1865-70

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Bellona - Roman Goddess of War

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Birth of Venus

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Bruce Late in the Day

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Bruce Getting Tired

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Bruce and Rodin

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Claes Duyst van Voorhout

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Copenhagen Harbor by Moonlight: 1846

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Countess Alexander Nikolaevich Lamsdorff

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Echo: 1874

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The Almeh: 1873

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The Champion Single Scull
(Max Schmitt in a Single Scull): 1871

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Environs of Jerusalem: 1880

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Florinda: 1853

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Flowers and Woman

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Graziella: 1878

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Hagar in the Wilderness: 1835

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Interior of Saint Peter's Rome

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Interior with a Young Woman

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Jacques Louis Leblanc: 1823

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Madame Jacques Louis Leblanc: 1823

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James Abbott McNeil Whistler: 1885

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James Stuart, Duke of Richmond and Lennox

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Joan of Arc

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La Belle: 1865-66

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Madame X
(Madame Pierre Gautreau): 1883-84

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Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saints

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Male Nude Seen From Behind

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Man in Oriental Costume
(The Noble Slav)

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Meeting

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Merry Makers at Shrovetide: 1615

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Modern Rome (17th Century)

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Mr and Mrs L N Phelps Stokes: 1897

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Nude with a Flowering Branch: 1863

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Odalisque: 1824-34

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Perseus

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Pope Gregory XVI: 1843

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Portia: 1886

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Portrait of a Woman

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Portrait of Theodore Duret: 1883

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Pygmalion and Galatea: ca 1890

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A Woman Reading

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Roman Girl at a Fountain: 1875

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Roman Ruins - Jerusalem

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Rubens, His Wife Helena Fourment, and Their Son Peter Paul

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Salome: 1879

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Self Portrait of Rembrandt

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Sibylle: ca 1870

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Spring

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Springtime: 1873

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Study of a Young Woman

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Study of Female Nude

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Tea: 1872

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The Collector of Prints: 1861

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The Dance Class: 1874

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The Death of Socrates

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The Eruption of Vesuvius: 1824

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The Lute Player
(Caravaggio)

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The Musicians

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The Natchez: 1835

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The River Pierre Puvis de Chavannes: ca 1865

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The Shepherd's Song

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The Thinker
(Portrait of Louis N Kenton: 1900)

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The Toilet of Batsheba

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Venus and Adonis

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Venus and Adonis
(Rubens)

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Venus and Cupid

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Venus and the Lute Player

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Ville'd Avray: 1870

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Wolf and Fox Hunt

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Woman Seated with Child

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Young Man and Woman in a Inn

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Young Woman with a Water Pitcher

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Young Woman with Ibises

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There is so much more to be seen than you could imagine. We had arrived at the Met about 10:00 in the morning and by 2:00 that afternoon I began to tire out so much I wasn't sure I could make it back to the hotel. Yet, I knew I had a companion who didn't want to leave until we had a chance to visit the 'Roof Top Garden'

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Roof Top Garden: Bruce Resting on Bench while Bobbie takes her Pics

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View of Central Park

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Skyline of NYC from the Roof Top Garden

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Jeff Koons Sculptor
Pay Attention to the Reflections

Sacred Heart

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Bruce at the 'Sacred Heart'

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Bruce and Bobbie

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The Coloring Book

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'Balloon Dog'

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The Roof Top Garden

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We needed transpotation to and from the Metropolitan but found it easier and cheaper to use a taxi than our own van. They have a SUV style taxi since the last time we were in the City and it was ideal for our purose. It was higher than a car making access much easier for me and there was room in the rear for my wheel chair. We went back to the hotel to rest and relax which was just fine with me. Roger came by after he got off from work for a visit which lasted well after our bedtime. New Harbor was a seven hour drive from NYC so we were up early and had cleared the City by 8:00. The fact that it was Saturday morning was a definite advantage in easing our travel time out of the City. Calvin was working Saturday morning so they made their way north later that afternoon.

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The Moorings - New Harbor, Maine

The Moorings - Entrance

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The Gatehouse at The Moorings would be our home for the next week.

Gatehouse: View From Beneath

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The Gatehouse Deck

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Bruce Enjoying the Cool Ocean Air Shortly after Our Arrival

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Bruce on his Computer

I moved inside to avoid the glare on my computer screen while Bobbie went shopping for some food. We had wireless connection provided to us at the Moorings. I am not necessarily saying that is a good thing because I know how easy it is to get tied to our adult toys.

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Bruce and Roger

Roger and Calvin got a late start out of the City so of course got to New Harbor late that evening but who counts minutes or much less hours when you are on vacation. I remained at the Gatehouse while Bobbie, Calvin, and Roger took a walk investigating everything at the Moorings.

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New Harbor from Our Deck

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The Moorings - Fountain

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The Moorings - Looking Up

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The Moorings - More to See

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The Moorings: Office

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The Moorings - Our Neighbor

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The Moorings: Outside the Gatehouse

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The Moorings: Swimming Pool

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The Moorings: Tennis Court

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July 14, 1979

We were at New Harbor on July 14th which was also our 29th Anniversary. It is a special day for us but not one that necessitates some grandiose event other than being able to share that day remembering all of our wonderful yesterdays and holding in our hearts the hope and expectation of all those tomorrows yet to be. This day was made even more special by having two friends like Roger and Calvin to share it with us.

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Bobbie and Bruce
(7.14.2008)

We were in Maine so we decided what would be more appropriate than to celebrate this day with a 'Lobster Dinner'.

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Roger
(7.14.2008)

OMG! Did I eat all that?

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Bruce
(7.14.2008)

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Calvin and Roger
(7.14.2008)

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Calvin
(7.14,2008)

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New Harbor is located on a Peninsula and at the very end of it you will find Pemaquid Point with one of the more famous 'Light Houses' in Maine. There are some days in coastal areas like this when the fog comes in making visibility very difficult. While we were there we went to Pemaquid Point twice since our first visit was quite foggy we returned on a day that was clear though the fog had a beauty of its own.

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Near Pemaquid Point

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Pemaquid Point on a Foggy Day

Pemaquid Point Light House

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Misty Seashore

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Calvin

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Foggy Day

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Bruce and Roger

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Bruce

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Rocky Terrain

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The Mist Rising

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Rough Coast

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Through a Glass Darkly

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Bruce

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The Mist Again

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The End of a Foggy Day

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Pemaquid Point on a Clear Day

Pemaquid Point Light House on a Clear Day

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Videre Est Credere

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Pemaquid Point

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On a Clear Day

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Rocky Seashore

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Pemaquid Point

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A Clear Day

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A Clear Day on Pemaquid Point

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The Mist

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We took one more outing while we were in New Harbor. We took a short boat ride on what is called a 'Puffin Watch'. I know very little about this cold water bird other than what we were told in Maine. The Puffin had become extinct in America and was reintroduced by importing chicks from Iceland. It is a small bird with a large orange beak. Check out the Puffin Project.

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Puffin Watch: Roger and Bruce

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Puffin Watch

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Puffin Watch

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Puffin Watch

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Puffin Watch

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Puffin Watch

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Puffin Watch: New Harbor

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Puffin Watch: Bruce and Bobbie

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Puffin Watch

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Puffin Watch

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Puffin Watch

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Puffin Watch

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Puffin Watch: Bobbie and Calvin

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Puffin Watch

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Puffin Watch

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Puffin Watch

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Viatores

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