| An article describing my hometown
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| | year old grandson loves to skateboard on.
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| Keighley with details about living and
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| | Nights Out
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| working in the town and tourism.
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| | There has always been a lot of pubs in
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| 'The dark satanic mill town of Keighley'
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| | the area, maybe because we have an award
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| I have never forgotten that headline from
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| | winning brewery in the town. If you want
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| a national newspaper in the late 60s. The
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| | to eat out there are many restaurants
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| article was about the Keighley rugby
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| | offering different cultural meals.
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| league team who are now called Keighley
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| | Nightclubs are a bit thin on the ground
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| Cougars.
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| | with just 2 catering for different age
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| Back then wherever you looked on the
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| | ranges and they aren't that good. However
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| horizon you could see mill chimneys
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| | there are plenty of good clubs within
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| towering over the rest of the town. The
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| | travelling distance in Bradford, Leeds
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| mill chimneys were gradually demolished
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| | and even further afield at Wakefield.
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| and now as Keighley sits in a valley you
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| | Tourism
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| can see fields and trees in the distance
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| | Keighley is part of Bronte Country, only
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| from almost any viewpoint.
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| | a couple of miles from Haworth where the
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| Keighley in the West Riding of Yorkshire
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| | famous Bronte literature family lived.
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| was a huge manufacturer of textiles, but
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| | Apart from traditional means, you can
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| now the mill buildings that have not
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| | travel to Oxenhope via Haworth on the
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| burnt down or been vandalised have been
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| | Keighley and Worth Valley Line from the
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| converted into smaller units offering a
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| | Keighley station on a steam train in the
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| wide variety of businesses or homes.
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| | summer. It is a heritage line and has
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| The population was over 51,000 at the
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| | been used for several film locations that
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| 2001 census and apparently is the third
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| | include the Railway Children, Yanks and
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| largest civil parish in England.
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| | the film of Pink Floyds 'The Wall'
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| Approximately 18% of the population are
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| | musical.
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| of ethnic minorities, adding a multi
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| | At the first stop 300 yards from where I
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| cultural aspect to the town and some fine
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| | live in Ingrow there is a Museum of Rail
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| Indian, Italian and Chinese restaurants.
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| | Travel. It is also the starting place for
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| Keighley is pronounced 'Keeth lee' but to
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| | Thomas the Tank Engine days out.
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| the inhabitants annoyance many people
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| | I took my grandchildren last summer and
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| outside Keighley insist on calling the
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| | they could clamber on board Thomas and
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| town Keeley.
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| | pull the whistle. There was a show
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| Transport
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| | performed several times during the day
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| Travelling to and around Keighley is not
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| | for the children and several stalls.
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| difficult. We have a train station and an
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| | After the show we were able to travel on
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| award winning new closed in bus station
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| | steam trains all day for one low cost
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| in the town centre with regular transport
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| | fee. At each stop there were more shows
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| in and around the area and easy access to
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| | and stalls making it a very good day out.
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| many cities. Bradford is just 10 miles
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| | Towards Christmas there is a Santa
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| away and Leeds 20 miles away and of
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| | Special steam train day.
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| course the Leeds/Bradford airport is
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| | Haworth attracts a lot of American and
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| easily accessible.
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| | Japanese tourists who want to steep
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| There are lots of reliable taxi firms in
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| | themselves in the history of the Brontes.
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| Keighley and I have found that with using
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| | There is a Bronte museum up a steep
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| a combination of different transport
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| | cobbled street, the Bronte Waterfall and
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| facilities and on foot I really do not
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| | of course the moors where the fictional
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| need my own transport because everything
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| | Cathy and Heathcliffe roamed. There are
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| is within easy reach. It also works out
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| | lots of antique shops and tea rooms and
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| cheaper than having my own petrol
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| | some good hotels.
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| guzzling transport.
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| | Skipton, 'The Gateway To The Dales' is 10
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| Shopping
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| | miles away. A good starting point for
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| We have a modern shopping centre and
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| | hiking holidays for those who want to
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| several industrial estates offering just
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| | enjoy the beautiful countryside. Skipton
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| about everything that you might want to
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| | also has one of the most complete
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| buy. If I want to buy some new clothes
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| | medieval castles in the country and is
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| that are a little bit different I make a
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| | over 900 years old. Historical
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| day out of it and take a 20 minute train
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| | re-enactment events, archery and jousting
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| journey to Leeds and either shop in the
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| | are often hosted at Skipton Castle.
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| city centre or visit the White Rose
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| | 10 miles in the other direction is the
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| Centre.
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| | city of Bradford where you will find the
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| Keighley has a permanent closed in market
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| | National Media Museum, which is the most
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| and quite regularly we have visiting
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| | visited museum outside London. Bradford
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| continental markets offering a wider
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| | hosts several festivals, including the
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| range of goods.
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| | Bradford Festival in June and the
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| Leisure
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| | Bradford Mela which is the largest
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| We have several parks in the area with
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| | festival of its type outside Asia. There
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| lots of green space for children to run
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| | are 4 theatres in Bradford and for those
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| about on and safe fenced off playgrounds,
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| | who enjoy plays it isn't difficult to get
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| bowling greens etc. We have a leisure
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| | to Harrogate and their playhouse.
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| centre in Victoria Park where you will
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| | Living In Keighley
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| find a modern swimming pool with slide
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| | Although Keighley has often been knocked
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| and a fitness centre. Victoria Park hosts
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| | in the press and by some inhabitants I do
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| our yearly gala during the summer and
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| | not think that it is a bad place to live.
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| occasional visiting circuses and fairs.
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| | I feel safe in my home and walking around
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| Within the park you will find Victoria
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| | the streets and I have easy access to
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| Hall where functions and gigs are often
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| | everything that I want. Housing is
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| held.
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| | inexpensive compared to many other places
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| There is a museum at Cliff Hall in the
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| | in the UK. You can still get a 2 bedroom
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| grounds of Cliff Castle where exhibitions
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| | terrace for less than £100,000 or any
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| are often held. For families there is a
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| | other type of dwelling at comparatively
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| fenced off playground and a café. Picnic
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| | low prices.
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| tables are provided for those like my
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| | I have never found it difficult to get
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| grandchildren who prefer to picnic in
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| | employment in or around Keighley and the
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| between running around. There was a small
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| | employment opportunities are diverse. The
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| zoo with guinea pigs and a few different
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| | inhabitants are friendly and very much
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| birds the last time I went in the summer.
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| | down to earth. We speak with a Yorkshire
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| Years ago there were monkeys, but now all
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| | accent that is not as broad as some of
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| of the monkeys in the area seem to reside
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| | the surrounding rural areas, I certainly
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| at a house next door to my mother. Over
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| | do not say 'ee bah gum' on a regular
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| 50 would you believe!
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| | basis!
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| In Lund park you will find 2 playgrounds,
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| | The area in and around Keighley offers
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| one for older children and a fenced off
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| | much more than I have mentioned but
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| area for the younger ones. There is a
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| | hopefully this article gives you a good
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| bowling green and a putting green and a
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| | idea of my hometown.
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| bicycle track with gradients which my 4
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