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In both places [Paraguay and Newfoundland] people rise despite everything - both are pretty tough environments.
John Gimlette
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John Gimlette
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: January 1
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I often think I would like to come even closer to home and write about somewhere like Wales, for example - which we in England tend to be a little snooty about. That's where the coal comes from and that sort of thing.
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The noise that we can expect in the future will only increase and we'll be wishing for rural Portugal or something like that.
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