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Farmer Writes: a calf hiding in the rushes

After numerous rounds of the field I was beginning to feel like a riding-school pony until I spotted a flash of a yellow tag in the dark gripe behind a wall of rushes.

FARMER WRITES 3 June 2026

Farmer Writes: a calf hiding in the rushes

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Farmer Writes: a calf hiding in the rushes

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