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    • The Alvis has triple SU’s 6HD I think feeding the 6 pot.  old tech !    
    • All a bit tidier in the garden now fences finished to keep the dogs in and just waiting on the larch cladding.    need creative shelving and storage inside now.    and more importantly the car should be loaded today. 
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