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121. Yeah. I lived near the train station and walked around after Juan. Very old trees all uprooted.

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Sat Aug 25, 2012, 08:54 PM

Aug 2012

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I was on the other side of the harbour watching the town lose a good third of its trees Posteritatis Aug 2012 #116

Yeah. I lived near the train station and walked around after Juan. Very old trees all uprooted. applegrove Aug 2012 #121

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