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Wool-eating insects destroy cashmere clothing (Rousse)

Now I knew why my cashmere jumpers were full of holes. The bottom drawer of my cupboard housed hundreds of wool-eating insects. The size of small crabs (complete with shells), they were happily munching their way through every item of … Continue reading

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Poisonous crabs and unpierced ears in Australia (Rousse)

I took TPR’s Auntie Rita on a trip to Australia. On the first day we bought some provisions from a chemist and took them to the park where poisonous crabs ran through the grass. I met a lovely father of … Continue reading

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Time-travelling Rupert Grint (as Ron Weasley) greets Rousse in the Kingdom of Fife

This was one of the most interesting research seminars that I had ever attended: it was just like a circus performance. My favourite act was the set of extremely flexible women gymnasts. They all started off in crab position, tightly … Continue reading

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