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Winning letter

The platteland has long had a special place in my heart, and I find small towns and villages enchanting. I grew up in one. I remember the houses with their gloomy drawing room, long corridor, and large stoep over looking the front garden with dahlias and rambling roses. In my mind’s eye I can still see the

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