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Then Mari hangs on to the ladder with only his feet and head, freeing his arms and body to work more efficiently. Millions of bees swarm around him with only the smoke to fend them off. He fills the tin container with honey at arms strength, using a second bamboo pole to cut the honeycomb off the cliff.
Eric Tourneret
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