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bottomofthehill

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1. I have visited Halifax a few times.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Wed Dec 8, 2021, 06:54 PM

Dec 2021

Took the Yarmouth Cat over and drove around eastern Canada. That city amazes me. You can still see the burn marks from the explosion. It must have been terrifying.

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