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The smokers have taken the gold

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"John Wolseley is a powerful and intelligent communicator, set in the Wyperfeld National Park, The smokers have taken the gold, is full of John’s wisdom about the planet on which we live".

March 7, 2025
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We meet John Wolseley in a pub in a town called Rainbow and travelled back to his camp in the middle of Wyperfeld National Park.

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