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When the National Parks were first
created in 1951,

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the idea was that, whatever town or
city you lived in,

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you'd have easy access to wonderful
countryside.

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There are now 15 National Parks.

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I'm here in Eryri.

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You may know it as
Snowdonia.

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Covering over 800 square miles of
north Wales's mountains,

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valleys, forests and coast,

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Snowdonia is a land rich in community
spirit, history and tradition.

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(WHISTLE)

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I'll be cheering on the runners in
the ultimate test of man versus
machine.

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Come on, Jamie!

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I'll be heading deep underground.

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Wish me luck.

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Beneath Wales's largest National
Park.

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How deep are we going?
480 feet.

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Blimey.

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And helping gather a local delicacy.

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Be careful.
Don't do that.

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That's how I got stung.
Really?

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Snowdonia National Park is best
known for its spectacular mountain
scenery.

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There are 15 peaks that are higher
than 3,000 feet,

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and Mount Snowdon is the tallest
mountain in Wales.

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It's no wonder, then, that hiking and
climbing are incredibly popular
around here.

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But the mountains are so beautiful
that it's easy to forget

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they can also be treacherous.

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I recently read an article

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that said the Search And Rescue Dogs
Association

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is looking for volunteers,

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people to come up into the mountains
and then hide,

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so that the dogs can train, come and
find you.

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They're looking for people who'll do
that for them.

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Hi! Gareth and Rob?
Yeah.

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I've come to give you my body for the
afternoon! Lovely.

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There's an offer we can't refuse!

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Are these your own dogs?
Yeah, they're our family pets.

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We buy the dog as a pup,

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and if it makes it as a search dog,
it's a search dog and pet,

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and if it doesn't make the grade,
it's a much-loved family pet.

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As far as the dogs are concerned,
they're playing.

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To get their toy, they need you, me
and the dog to be together,

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and that's the only time they'll get
their toy.

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Gareth, what have I got to do today?

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Basically, we'd like you...to get
lost.

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(LAUGHS)

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To lie out in the hill,
and we'll send Sky to find you.

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Good. Let's go.

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We'll do our best. Yeah.

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Sky, look at the face,
and the eyes!

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(LAUGHS)

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Come on. Let's go.

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There are nine rescue dogs in the
team,

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and in the peak season, they can be
called out several times a week

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to help people in trouble.

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Run entirely by volunteers,

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it's made up of local people like Rob
and Gareth,

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who will drop everything to help
anyone who gets themselves into
trouble.

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This wind's whipping up a bit.
Yeah.

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And the cloud's coming in.
This might be a real rescue.

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Don't say that, Caroline.

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This looks a good spot.
OK.

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Yeah. Perfect.

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So, we'll get you hidden.

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OK. Just here?

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Yeah. Brilliant.

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We've got a Gore-Tex bag.

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This'll keep you nice and dry and
relatively warm.

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What am I doing? A middle-aged woman
in a bag on a hill!

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With a stranger.

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And they don't come any stranger!
Thank you.

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Is it the smellier the better in this
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(LAUGHS)
No.

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It doesn't matter what I smell like?
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Human scent is human scent.

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OK. We'll leave you here.
OK. Bye.

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See you later. Hopefully.
Yeah.

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See you later.

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Are we gonna go and find them?
Find them, then. Good girl.

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It takes two years for a dog to
qualify as a mountain-rescue dog,

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and Sky is halfway through her
training.

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There's no time pressure.

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The crucial test is that Rob and Sky
cover every part of the mountain.

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One rescue dog can cover the same
amount of ground as 12 people.

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I hope they haven't forgotten me.

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Wouldn't it be awful if I was here,
and they were all in the pub?

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It could happen, and it is getting
darker.

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And the cloud is getting lower.

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(BARKING)

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(GASPS)

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(BARKING)
Good girl. Show me, then.

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She's found me!

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(BARKING)
Good girl.

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(CHEERING)

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Good girl!
Oh, you clever girl!

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You're a darling too.
Give me that toy.

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This is what it's all about. She
likes a tug of war.

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Good girl!

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You can have it!
(SQUEAKING)

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When she came towards me,

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she did a lot of to-ing and fro-ing.
Is that part of her training?

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Yeah, we want the dog to find you

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and then come back and tell us
and take me to you.

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So, she'll keep running
backwards and forwards,

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until she's got us together,

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and once we're together,
she gets her game.

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And that means, if it's night-time
or cloudy or perhaps in a blizzard,

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it's no good to us just to hear the
dog barking somewhere.

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It's hard to find the dog then.
We've lost you and the dog.

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And I know which is more serious.
I understand!

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If she keeps coming back and
barking, then I can find you.

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Thanks.
I'll let Sky know she's finished.

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Sky, come here.

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That's job done.
She's in play mode again.

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Thanks to Rob, Gareth
and especially Sky,

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I can continue on my travels.

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Snowdonia National Park

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is famous for its 50 miles of
narrow-gauge railways.

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Built to transport Welsh slate to the
coastal ports,

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these days, they're a picturesque way
to enjoy the stunning scenery.

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But every August, the trains are put
through their paces.

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This is Tywyn Station.

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It's the starting point of something
called Race The Train.

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The idea is that people run along

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and try to get back to the station
before the train gets here.

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(WHISTLE)

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Wherever you like.

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The race is now almost 30 years old,

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and every year attracts nearly 2,000
runners of all shapes and sizes.

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Hello.
Hello.

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What the devil is going on here?

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You've got a giraffe with you.
Yes.

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Can you see this?

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It's adorable. Did you make it?
Yes.

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So, basically, you'll be running like
this. Yeah.

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(LAUGHTER)

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That's pretty good going.

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Good luck, everybody.
I'll see you during and after.

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It's not too late to enter.

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Really? Oh.
(LAUGHTER)

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(WHISTLE)

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There are four races of different
distances.

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I'll be following the ten-K race,

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which starts at the top of the valley

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and runs back down into Tywyn.

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All the competitors are given a lift
to the top of the line.

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How many times have you done it?
Never.

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It's your first time?
Yes, yes.

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Oh, Nicky, I'm gonna be shouting for
you? Are you nervous?

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I'm worried about falling over.

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At my age, you don't fall over -
you have a fall.

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You have a fall!

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Do you know each other?
I know of Jamie. He's famous.

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Is he famous?
He wins all the races.

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Do you? Are you fiercely competitive?
Yeah.

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You look so quiet, but actually...
Wait till he gets into those hills.

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Really? Is it worth me putting a few
quid on you?

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Yeah, I think so (!) No.

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Is there any gambling done on this
race? Oh, yes.

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Is there? Is it too late to place a
bet? I think I've found my man here.

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This railway line was the world's
first preserved railway,

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and its influence stretches way
beyond this part of Wales.

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I read to my boy, when he was
little, Thomas The Tank Engine books,

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the Reverend Awdry's books,

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and I've just found out that those
books were based on this railway.

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I'll tell Will when I get home - I've
actually been on the real Thomas.

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Good luck, everyone.

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Jamie, I've got money on you.

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The railway is run by an army of 400
volunteers,

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who, rather than go on holiday,
come here and work on the line.

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Today it's up to Sam and Terry

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to make sure the train makes it
back to Tywyn before the runners.

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How many years have you been
involved with this? 41 years.

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41? I've been coming here since the
early '70s, when I was 16.

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I came up through the grades, and
now I'm a driver.

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I'm guessing you haven't been alive
41 years yet.

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No. I started when I was 16 as well,
but that was in 2004,

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so only eight years so far.

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Do you reckon anyone's
going to beat the train?

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There's a young man called
Jamie, who I've met,

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and I reckon he's gonna do it today.

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We'll try our best to beat them.

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Oh, look! He's waving a board.
It's like The Railway Children.

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I'm about to start the ten-K race.

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Ten seconds.

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MAN: Five, four, three, two, one.
Whistle.

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(WHISTLE)

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(WHISTLE)

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Well done.

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(CHEERING)

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Oh, wow! Look at that.

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The race is fast becoming one of
Snowdonia National Park's best-known
attractions.

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It regularly features in lists of the
UK's most beautiful races.

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Keep going. You're doing brilliantly,
and you've got fabulous legs!

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As you'd expect, the train's route is
straight and direct,

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but Snowdonia is renowned for its
hills,

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so the poor runners follow a route
that's far more arduous.

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Jamie's coming!

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Come on, Jamie!

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(WHISTLE)

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After ten gruelling kilometres,
the train enters Tywyn town,

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with only the fastest runners
able to beat the train.

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Jamie, how did you get on?
Really good, thank you.

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Where did you come?
Top ten, I think. 43:50.

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Top ten? Did you beat the train?
Yeah.

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Yes! Well done.
He beat the train!

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How did it go?
I almost got beaten by a giraffe!

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(LAUGHS) Well done, darling!
Well done.

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Even Christine and her giraffe have
successfully completed the course.

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Well done.

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The last runners are just coming in.

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Some people did beat the train,

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and it's been an awesome event.

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It's said there are more castles
per head in Wales

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than anywhere else
in the world,

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and 13 of them are within Snowdonia
National Park.

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Conwy Castle is the centrepiece of
one of the best-preserved Mediaeval
towns in Britain.

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700 years ago,

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under a bit of pressure
from his French wife Eleanor,

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English Prince Edward I

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allowed the townspeople
to come inside the town walls

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and sell their honey.

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And so was born the Conwy Honey Fair.

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And it still continues to this day.

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Every 13 September,
people come here

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to sell their honey.

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Producing honey and bee-keeping

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is still really popular
here in the National Park.

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Holly and Jill are newcomers to the
world of apiculture,

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or, as I like to call it,
bee-keeping.

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Today's a big day for them.

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It's the first time they've ever
moved a beehive.

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We're trying to be gentle with them,

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so we don't get loads of
bees flying out.

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We want all of them to go.

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We don't want to leave
a few behind.

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Are you OK?
Yes, yes, yes.

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Following a very wet summer,
the hive is being moved to a hillside,

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where the queen will be able to breed
with other Welsh honey bees.

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Sorry, girls. Bit of a noise.

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I'm meeting Holly and Jill at what's
to become the bees' new home.

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I'm very excited about
my day with the bees.

242
00:15:56,423 --> 00:15:59,017
I think they're excited to meet you
too.All the girls.

243
00:15:59,137 --> 00:16:00,864
Yes, all the girls together.

244
00:16:00,984 --> 00:16:02,875
And where are we going to find them?

245
00:16:03,263 --> 00:16:06,590
They're in the car.
OK. Weird.

246
00:16:07,330 --> 00:16:10,438
And are they in something (?)
(LAUGHS)

247
00:16:11,092 --> 00:16:13,790
Not sitting in the back with a
seatbelt on? No.

248
00:16:15,885 --> 00:16:17,630
Oh, there it is.

249
00:16:19,120 --> 00:16:23,027
And you've driven about with a
beehive in your motor? Yes.

250
00:16:23,070 --> 00:16:25,410
Is that usual?
Yes, that's quite normal.

251
00:16:26,050 --> 00:16:26,836
It is a bit scary.

252
00:16:27,097 --> 00:16:30,422
You know that, if anything went
wrong, you could have a car full of
bees?

253
00:16:30,423 --> 00:16:34,050
Yes, and I talked to them while I
was driving, to keep them calm.

254
00:16:34,421 --> 00:16:37,428
Am I going to get stung today?
No, not if we dress you properly.

255
00:16:37,429 --> 00:16:41,150
OK. You're being very brave, standing
there without a suit!Yeah!

256
00:16:41,542 --> 00:16:44,419
So, that's your suit. What have you
got on your feet?

257
00:16:44,420 --> 00:16:45,436
Wellies. Is that right?

258
00:16:45,437 --> 00:16:48,111
Yeah. I haven't been stung through
my wellies yet.

259
00:16:48,543 --> 00:16:51,107
Can you tell if they're in a stinging
mood? Yeah.

260
00:16:51,227 --> 00:16:55,550
They will search out any tiny hole
that they can find.

261
00:16:56,661 --> 00:16:58,300
Seriously?
Yeah.

262
00:16:58,420 --> 00:17:00,129
Just bend over, please, sir.

263
00:17:00,855 --> 00:17:03,773
God, they've had something to eat.
They weigh a ton.

264
00:17:03,893 --> 00:17:06,420
Well done.
That's gonna go over the top.

265
00:17:06,421 --> 00:17:09,470
Make sure it's on the bottom box.

266
00:17:11,650 --> 00:17:13,790
Oh, isn't it...?
Yeah.

267
00:17:13,927 --> 00:17:17,420
That makes me feel nervous that it's
gonna fall out. It won't, will it?

268
00:17:17,421 --> 00:17:18,424
No.

269
00:17:18,544 --> 00:17:21,431
Left a bit.Careful.

270
00:17:21,819 --> 00:17:26,270
A single hive can contain over
50,000 bees.

271
00:17:26,428 --> 00:17:28,301
No wonder it's so heavy.

272
00:17:28,421 --> 00:17:30,309
Is this safe, this box?
Yes.

273
00:17:30,724 --> 00:17:32,150
(GASPS) It's all right. Got it.

274
00:17:33,423 --> 00:17:36,600
It's a very pretty wood, this, isn't
it?

275
00:17:37,570 --> 00:17:39,429
Quite a steep wood.

276
00:17:39,723 --> 00:17:44,100
A bee's sense of direction is so
acute, that if you relocate a hive,

277
00:17:44,220 --> 00:17:46,910
you have to move it at least three
miles away.

278
00:17:47,170 --> 00:17:50,429
Otherwise, they'll simply return to
their previous home.

279
00:17:50,937 --> 00:17:54,418
They've brought a queen with them?
Yeah, there's a queen in the hive.

280
00:17:54,419 --> 00:17:57,470
We're bringing them up here cos it's
a really good area.

281
00:17:57,806 --> 00:18:00,919
Surrounded by Snowdonia's wild
flowers and bracken,

282
00:18:01,090 --> 00:18:03,943
the hilltop is the perfect spot
for a beehive,

283
00:18:04,818 --> 00:18:08,113
and one colony is already
successfully established here.

284
00:18:08,670 --> 00:18:11,508
This is the other hive.
Yeah, with some flying bees.

285
00:18:11,546 --> 00:18:14,750
I think we should stop
and put our lids on.

286
00:18:17,423 --> 00:18:19,436
Tell me what you want me to do.

287
00:18:19,998 --> 00:18:21,587
Be careful.
Don't do that.

288
00:18:21,966 --> 00:18:24,418
That's how I got stung.
Really?

289
00:18:25,496 --> 00:18:28,417
And we're about to release a swarm of
angry bees,

290
00:18:28,418 --> 00:18:31,464
who have been trapped in a box for
the last few hours.

291
00:18:32,290 --> 00:18:34,419
Open their front door.

292
00:18:35,650 --> 00:18:37,790
Hello, ladies.
Hello...

293
00:18:38,050 --> 00:18:42,110
Sorry for bashing you around so
much. Welcome to your new home.

294
00:18:43,810 --> 00:18:45,950
Lovely.
Yeah, they are coming out now.

295
00:18:47,884 --> 00:18:50,430
While the latest arrivals get used to
their new home,

296
00:18:50,431 --> 00:18:52,888
it's a good chance for Holly and Jill

297
00:18:53,008 --> 00:18:55,550
to check out how the first hive
is getting on.

298
00:18:56,019 --> 00:18:58,439
Oh, hello.
Hello, everybody.

299
00:19:01,090 --> 00:19:03,710
Right. Are you ready, girls?
Yeah, they're ready.

300
00:19:03,970 --> 00:19:07,644
Hello, ladies.
See all that honey?

301
00:19:07,764 --> 00:19:09,222
That's beautiful, isn't it?

302
00:19:09,956 --> 00:19:13,886
They've got a lot of stores. That's
really good. Ooh.

303
00:19:16,833 --> 00:19:18,590
Just a gentle brush.

304
00:19:21,018 --> 00:19:22,918
Like this?
Yeah, that's it.

305
00:19:23,933 --> 00:19:25,431
Lovely.

306
00:19:25,942 --> 00:19:28,670
Do you want to pick this one out?
Yeah.

307
00:19:29,417 --> 00:19:31,550
I'm not going to say it's not
slightly frightening,

308
00:19:31,563 --> 00:19:33,647
but actually,

309
00:19:34,379 --> 00:19:37,790
it's absolutely riveting.
It's a whole other universe.

310
00:19:38,295 --> 00:19:40,590
Bring it this way, and then up?
Yeah.

311
00:19:43,804 --> 00:19:45,555
Great.
Ah, we've got some brood here.

312
00:19:45,804 --> 00:19:48,799
So, here - this is baby bees,

313
00:19:48,800 --> 00:19:51,804
and this is the honey
that's been capped over.

314
00:19:52,803 --> 00:19:57,470
In a good year, a beehive like this
could provide 30 jars of honey.

315
00:19:57,590 --> 00:20:01,803
But since these are being used for
breeding, we'll leave the honey
untouched.

316
00:20:06,272 --> 00:20:08,510
In a tea room at the bottom of the
hill,

317
00:20:08,802 --> 00:20:12,685
Holly's brought a spare frame to show
me how honey is collected.

318
00:20:12,904 --> 00:20:16,325
And you've done nothing to it except
bring it here? Yeah.

319
00:20:16,445 --> 00:20:18,812
And we got the bees out.
That's quite important!

320
00:20:19,245 --> 00:20:21,470
First remove your bees.

321
00:20:22,620 --> 00:20:27,230
Holly starts by unpicking the layer
of wax that keeps the honey in place.

322
00:20:27,970 --> 00:20:31,798
Can you smell it?
Yes. It's divine, isn't it?

323
00:20:32,796 --> 00:20:35,682
It's quite embarrassing, but my
mouth's watering.

324
00:20:35,802 --> 00:20:37,310
Oh!

325
00:20:38,612 --> 00:20:41,150
Look at that!
That's a miracle.

326
00:20:42,806 --> 00:20:44,635
Down in there.

327
00:20:45,158 --> 00:20:47,487
A lifetime's work for one bee

328
00:20:47,607 --> 00:20:50,270
will produce just one teaspoon of
honey.

329
00:20:50,390 --> 00:20:53,150
OK. Would you like to spin?
Yes, I really would.

330
00:20:53,601 --> 00:20:56,789
Ready for your first one this year?
Yeah.

331
00:20:59,059 --> 00:21:01,788
Good luck, everybody.

332
00:21:01,789 --> 00:21:03,230
And it's number 16!

333
00:21:03,810 --> 00:21:05,809
The third appearance this year.

334
00:21:05,810 --> 00:21:09,789
God, it's really heavy! What heavy
honey!

335
00:21:11,650 --> 00:21:13,310
Let's have a look.

336
00:21:14,050 --> 00:21:16,799
OK. Shall we see if it's done
enough?

337
00:21:19,232 --> 00:21:22,796
There you go.
So, they're empty now.Yeah.

338
00:21:24,610 --> 00:21:27,230
(Now give me some honey.)
(LAUGHS)

339
00:21:27,350 --> 00:21:29,397
Like Winnie-the-Pooh!

340
00:21:38,378 --> 00:21:40,294
Bits of wax.
And little bubbles.

341
00:21:40,804 --> 00:21:42,811
It's like potted sunshine, isn't it?

342
00:21:43,073 --> 00:21:45,574
You should taste it first.
No, you go ahead.

343
00:21:45,694 --> 00:21:47,800
Good. I was hoping you'd say that.

344
00:21:58,210 --> 00:22:00,806
Is it good?
Oh, it's delightful.Excellent.

345
00:22:01,090 --> 00:22:04,799
It's delightful, and I should let you
taste it now.

346
00:22:04,800 --> 00:22:07,798
But I'm afraid I can't let you do
that!

347
00:22:07,799 --> 00:22:11,789
It's been so delightful. Thank you.
It's been absolutely great.

348
00:22:11,790 --> 00:22:14,802
(LAUGHS)
But I have done most of the work.

349
00:22:14,803 --> 00:22:17,336
What about the bees?
Mmm.

350
00:22:19,805 --> 00:22:22,543
While the bees settle into their new
home,

351
00:22:23,564 --> 00:22:27,710
I'm off to explore another side to
this National Park.

352
00:22:28,362 --> 00:22:32,333
In the heart of Snowdonia is the town
of Blaenau Ffestiniog.

353
00:22:32,453 --> 00:22:35,464
This area was transformed in the
early 1800s,

354
00:22:35,584 --> 00:22:38,808
with the discovery of a rich seam of
slate underground.

355
00:22:40,802 --> 00:22:44,990
At its peak, there were over 17,000
men employed in the mines,

356
00:22:45,802 --> 00:22:50,803
and Blaenau Ffestiniog became known
as 'the town that roofed the world'.

357
00:22:51,873 --> 00:22:54,811
Nowadays, the underground mines are
closed,

358
00:22:55,071 --> 00:22:59,390
but at Llechwedd, visitors can still
go deep into the bowels of the earth,

359
00:22:59,801 --> 00:23:02,807
with tour guides like Shane,
an ex-miner.

360
00:23:03,092 --> 00:23:06,590
It must be OK, cos people have been
going down there for centuries.

361
00:23:06,710 --> 00:23:09,804
Yes. My father worked
in the slate mine.

362
00:23:09,805 --> 00:23:11,523
My granddad. My great-granddad.

363
00:23:11,809 --> 00:23:14,807
I'm slightly nervous, actually.
How deep is it?

364
00:23:14,927 --> 00:23:17,519
You go down about 480 feet.

365
00:23:17,812 --> 00:23:19,812
Oh, OK.

366
00:23:20,221 --> 00:23:21,950
Just follow me this way.

367
00:23:28,450 --> 00:23:30,110
There you go.

368
00:23:33,630 --> 00:23:34,989
Wish me luck.

369
00:23:37,011 --> 00:23:38,150
(BELL)

370
00:23:40,802 --> 00:23:42,802
Are you OK?
Yeah, I'm OK.

371
00:23:45,803 --> 00:23:47,803
Quite fast, isn't it?

372
00:23:51,490 --> 00:23:54,110
There we go. We're just
following the slate now.

373
00:23:54,230 --> 00:23:57,081
This is steep, Shane.
How steep is this?

374
00:23:57,201 --> 00:23:59,460
It's about one in two.
One in two?

375
00:24:00,026 --> 00:24:01,808
That's steep for a railway.

376
00:24:01,928 --> 00:24:04,426
It's the steepest in Britain.

377
00:24:04,450 --> 00:24:06,805
The steepest railway in Britain.

378
00:24:08,770 --> 00:24:11,253
There you go.
Just mind your head.

379
00:24:11,548 --> 00:24:13,310
All right.

380
00:24:15,683 --> 00:24:19,305
On the right here, you can see the
old wooden stairs.

381
00:24:19,425 --> 00:24:21,470
No hand rails in those days.

382
00:24:21,809 --> 00:24:24,141
- That looks so frail.
- Yeah.

383
00:24:24,261 --> 00:24:27,805
So, how many men would come clumping
down those stairs?

384
00:24:27,925 --> 00:24:29,811
300 or 400 people.

385
00:24:29,931 --> 00:24:32,812
What, every day to work?
Yes.

386
00:24:33,143 --> 00:24:34,660
But not just men.

387
00:24:34,780 --> 00:24:38,270
Children in those days, as well.
Some as young as eight.

388
00:24:39,798 --> 00:24:41,379
Amazing, isn't it?

389
00:24:42,099 --> 00:24:46,032
There's a network of more than
25 miles of tunnels,

390
00:24:46,496 --> 00:24:49,992
and the mine originally spread
over 16 levels.

391
00:24:50,414 --> 00:24:53,683
We're now inside what is known as a
chamber.

392
00:24:53,803 --> 00:24:55,810
Quite cathedral-like.

393
00:24:55,930 --> 00:25:00,069
A chamber this size would take over
20 years to dig out,

394
00:25:00,189 --> 00:25:01,790
and by just two men.

395
00:25:02,050 --> 00:25:05,630
You'd have one rock man,
on the rock face,

396
00:25:05,890 --> 00:25:11,140
and he'd be drilling the holes and
blasting the slate block onto the
chamber floor.

397
00:25:11,477 --> 00:25:15,794
Now, the other rock man's work was
to get these large blocks of slate

398
00:25:15,836 --> 00:25:18,223
down to more manageable sizes.

399
00:25:19,100 --> 00:25:20,990
Did they live very long?

400
00:25:21,110 --> 00:25:23,023
A Victorian miner -

401
00:25:23,074 --> 00:25:26,796
an average working life was
about 35, 40.

402
00:25:27,098 --> 00:25:31,801
Constantly working in the slate dust,
by 35, 40, they'd be finished.

403
00:25:33,500 --> 00:25:37,474
The quarry men had to pay for all
their supplies, including candles,

404
00:25:38,269 --> 00:25:42,796
and in a bad month, they might have
to work in almost complete darkness.

405
00:25:43,330 --> 00:25:47,806
I can't help thinking about
being a 12-year-old boy,

406
00:25:48,037 --> 00:25:51,439
who perhaps hadn't earned enough
money that month

407
00:25:51,559 --> 00:25:54,316
and couldn't afford a candle.

408
00:25:58,136 --> 00:26:00,426
So, you're glad to be back
on the surface?

409
00:26:00,797 --> 00:26:02,809
Yeah, it's nice to be above ground!

410
00:26:03,010 --> 00:26:05,150
So, we're now in the slate mill.

411
00:26:05,805 --> 00:26:11,792
Once the slate was above ground, the
splitters would cut it into shape.

412
00:26:12,420 --> 00:26:17,789
A good splitter could produce a
thousand identical roof tiles every day.

413
00:26:18,800 --> 00:26:22,038
Now, this gets done exactly
the same as 150 years ago.

414
00:26:22,158 --> 00:26:24,101
Just cross your legs.
Like that?

415
00:26:24,221 --> 00:26:27,807
Now, for every inch,
you should get eight pieces.

416
00:26:27,808 --> 00:26:29,150
Yeah, OK!

417
00:26:29,804 --> 00:26:32,510
So, there? How hard do I have to hit
it?

418
00:26:32,630 --> 00:26:34,798
Not that hard.
Ready?OK.

419
00:26:35,981 --> 00:26:37,806
And again.

420
00:26:37,926 --> 00:26:39,807
There we go.
And again.

421
00:26:41,890 --> 00:26:43,550
Tap it slowly now.

422
00:26:44,811 --> 00:26:49,066
It's amazing how it shears away
and leaves a perfect surface.

423
00:26:49,361 --> 00:26:50,575
Just tap it.

424
00:26:50,695 --> 00:26:55,070
And roof tiles are still made
in exactly the same way.

425
00:26:56,683 --> 00:26:58,530
(GASPS) OK.

426
00:26:58,804 --> 00:27:02,790
There we are. A perfect roof slate,
made by Quenty.

427
00:27:05,659 --> 00:27:08,803
Underground mining no longer goes on
at Llechwedd,

428
00:27:08,804 --> 00:27:11,799
but the mine has been given a new
lease of life.

429
00:27:15,010 --> 00:27:18,470
The slate men have been replaced by
tourists,

430
00:27:18,723 --> 00:27:21,691
and you can even hire the chambers
for your wedding.

431
00:27:24,803 --> 00:27:27,448
I think it's fabulous, with the lake
and everything.

432
00:27:27,970 --> 00:27:31,430
Jane and Alan have come for
a final check of the venue,

433
00:27:31,550 --> 00:27:33,470
before their special day.

434
00:27:34,210 --> 00:27:37,805
What a fantastic place to get
married! Yeah!

435
00:27:37,806 --> 00:27:41,807
But quite odd.
Slightly unusual, yeah.

436
00:27:41,808 --> 00:27:44,339
Why have you gone for this?
Well...

437
00:27:44,676 --> 00:27:48,798
It's because we've both been married
before, in registry offices,

438
00:27:48,799 --> 00:27:50,805
and we wanted somewhere unusual,

439
00:27:50,806 --> 00:27:53,150
and this seemed to fit the bill.

440
00:27:53,805 --> 00:27:58,183
And are lots of people going to come
to share your wedding with you?

441
00:27:58,303 --> 00:28:00,807
Yeah, about 60 guests.

442
00:28:00,808 --> 00:28:03,710
There are gonna be chairs here.

443
00:28:04,338 --> 00:28:06,110
Red carpet down the middle.

444
00:28:06,230 --> 00:28:09,293
Are you taking part, Ariadne?
I'm a bridesmaid.

445
00:28:09,318 --> 00:28:10,809
Oh, fantastic.

446
00:28:11,089 --> 00:28:14,594
Jane, normally, people wear
a tiara and a veil.

447
00:28:14,714 --> 00:28:16,190
Are you going to wear
a hard hat?

448
00:28:16,400 --> 00:28:21,068
Hopefully, a tiara, because, although
everybody else has to wear a helmet,

449
00:28:22,432 --> 00:28:25,383
they said it would be
a very brave man

450
00:28:25,570 --> 00:28:29,150
to ask a bride on her wedding day to
wear a helmet,so yeah.

451
00:28:29,653 --> 00:28:32,510
And will there be music?
It's a little bit unusual.

452
00:28:32,770 --> 00:28:34,315
What is it?

453
00:28:34,332 --> 00:28:36,806
It's actually a Metallica song.
(LAUGHS)

454
00:28:39,796 --> 00:28:42,329
It's a rock wedding,
in so many ways.

455
00:28:42,370 --> 00:28:45,802
For Metallica, it's as quiet as you
get, and it is acoustic,

456
00:28:45,803 --> 00:28:48,177
and it's recorded with an orchestra,
as well.

457
00:28:48,297 --> 00:28:51,230
- Do your family think you're insane?
- Yes!

458
00:28:51,924 --> 00:28:54,590
I think there's an element of that!

459
00:28:56,534 --> 00:28:59,139
Rather bizarrely,
and it's odd to say it,

460
00:28:59,259 --> 00:29:03,230
but it's very atmospheric
and rather peaceful.

461
00:29:04,313 --> 00:29:09,801
I wonder what the slate miners of the
1860s would make of you

462
00:29:09,802 --> 00:29:12,797
getting wed in their work place.

463
00:29:13,305 --> 00:29:16,400
Congratulations. Thank you.
Have a lovely time.

464
00:29:24,800 --> 00:29:27,799
Two months later, and the big day
has arrived.

465
00:29:31,330 --> 00:29:33,470
How are you feeling?
I'm fine.

466
00:29:33,797 --> 00:29:35,797
(BELL)

467
00:29:37,570 --> 00:29:42,006
Deep underground, 60 of Alan and
Jane's family and friends

468
00:29:42,267 --> 00:29:44,990
gather for this very special
occasion.

469
00:29:52,809 --> 00:29:54,926
# METALLICA: Nothing Else Matters

470
00:30:03,300 --> 00:30:06,336
You are here to witness the joining
in matrimony

471
00:30:06,666 --> 00:30:10,174
of David Alan Lomax
to Jane Freeman.

472
00:30:13,800 --> 00:30:18,110
I, Alan Lomax, take you, Jane Freeman,
to be my wedded wife.

473
00:30:18,725 --> 00:30:22,910
I, Jane Freeman, take you, Alan Lomax,
to be my wedded husband.

474
00:30:23,801 --> 00:30:27,792
It now gives me great pleasure to
announce you are husband and wife.

475
00:30:28,576 --> 00:30:30,799
And you may now kiss your bride.

476
00:30:31,803 --> 00:30:33,803
(APPLAUSE)

477
00:30:38,798 --> 00:30:42,797
For such a remarkable wedding,
I think I've got the perfect gift.

478
00:30:44,290 --> 00:30:46,498
It's a bit of a surprise. Oh...!

479
00:30:47,249 --> 00:30:50,799
Oh, that's fantastic.
That's brilliant.Thank you.

480
00:30:52,930 --> 00:30:54,809
Brilliant.

481
00:31:02,803 --> 00:31:05,864
I'm visiting some of our best-loved
National Parks,

482
00:31:06,321 --> 00:31:08,798
and this week I'm in Snowdonia.

483
00:31:10,210 --> 00:31:13,810
It's not only blessed with a dramatic
mountain range,

484
00:31:14,050 --> 00:31:17,798
but also 40 miles of stunning
coastline.

485
00:31:20,290 --> 00:31:24,457
This is Cardigan Bay, which stretches
down the west coast of Wales.

486
00:31:25,275 --> 00:31:27,847
It's a special area of conservation,
because

487
00:31:28,226 --> 00:31:32,249
here you can find ten-foot
basking sharks,

488
00:31:32,369 --> 00:31:34,812
20 miles of reef,

489
00:31:35,170 --> 00:31:39,800
and the biggest population of
bottle-nosed dolphins in the UK.

490
00:31:40,806 --> 00:31:44,030
Sadly, dolphins occasionally get
stranded,

491
00:31:44,290 --> 00:31:49,790
leading to desperate rescue efforts
and sometimes unhappy outcomes.

492
00:31:50,811 --> 00:31:53,468
Phil Lewis, from the RSPCA,

493
00:31:53,588 --> 00:31:56,030
runs a training programme for
volunteers,

494
00:31:56,150 --> 00:31:58,800
on how to rescue a stranded dolphin.

495
00:32:00,130 --> 00:32:02,809
They do come in sometimes in bad
weather,

496
00:32:03,010 --> 00:32:06,296
and sometimes it could be through
injury,

497
00:32:06,791 --> 00:32:09,565
or it could be being caught out
with the tide.

498
00:32:10,923 --> 00:32:12,970
OK. One, two, three. Up.

499
00:32:13,090 --> 00:32:15,810
Fortunately, this isn't a real
dolphin,

500
00:32:15,811 --> 00:32:17,810
but a life-size training model,

501
00:32:17,930 --> 00:32:20,990
which makes the exercise feel as real
as possible.

502
00:32:23,402 --> 00:32:25,646
We do need to get them back in the
water quickly,

503
00:32:25,766 --> 00:32:28,268
but in the correct way.

504
00:32:28,450 --> 00:32:32,510
You risk injury to the animal
if you drag the animal backwards.

505
00:32:32,804 --> 00:32:37,056
A stranded dolphin can survive out of
water for up to five hours,

506
00:32:37,326 --> 00:32:39,122
but only if the correct help is
given.

507
00:32:39,490 --> 00:32:41,811
With your hands, go under here.

508
00:32:42,261 --> 00:32:45,365
First, a space must be dug beneath
the ribcage,

509
00:32:45,485 --> 00:32:48,830
to remove pressure on its
chest and fins.

510
00:32:49,202 --> 00:32:52,403
Make sure the flipper
is into the body.

511
00:32:52,707 --> 00:32:56,139
If you stood on any of these,
you'd break one.

512
00:32:56,290 --> 00:32:59,390
It's vital to keep the dolphin's skin
hydrated,

513
00:32:59,510 --> 00:33:01,681
but since it can't breathe
underwater,

514
00:33:01,715 --> 00:33:03,975
this must be done very carefully.

515
00:33:04,196 --> 00:33:08,176
We're covering the blow-hole, because,
if a lot of water goes in there,

516
00:33:08,296 --> 00:33:09,950
the animal will drown.

517
00:33:10,070 --> 00:33:12,926
So, one, two, three.
Lift.

518
00:33:17,804 --> 00:33:20,810
Once in the water,
the dolphin is supported,

519
00:33:20,930 --> 00:33:23,792
until it's strong enough to swim
away.

520
00:33:24,610 --> 00:33:28,798
Come in gently.
Rock back and forth.

521
00:33:30,000 --> 00:33:34,910
After seeing the animal struggling
on the beach to breathe...

522
00:33:36,130 --> 00:33:39,567
that you can then do
something about it

523
00:33:39,687 --> 00:33:44,584
and have this magnificent animal
back in the water

524
00:33:44,704 --> 00:33:46,204
and back out where it belongs,

525
00:33:46,248 --> 00:33:49,806
well, words can't describe it.

526
00:33:49,926 --> 00:33:51,447
It's fantastic.

527
00:33:54,803 --> 00:33:56,510
Thanks to Phil and his team,

528
00:33:56,538 --> 00:33:59,795
increasing numbers of dolphins
are being saved.

529
00:34:03,397 --> 00:34:07,550
But I'm keen to see one of these
magical creatures in their natural habitat,

530
00:34:07,802 --> 00:34:09,973
and have been invited to join
Seawatch,

531
00:34:10,093 --> 00:34:13,802
a group tracking the number of
dolphins in Cardigan Bay.

532
00:34:13,803 --> 00:34:16,800
Hello. I'm looking for Daphna.
Hello. I'm here.

533
00:34:16,801 --> 00:34:20,021
Hello. I'm hoping to see some
dolphins. So am I. Come on board.

534
00:34:20,038 --> 00:34:22,430
Thank you very much.

535
00:34:22,690 --> 00:34:25,806
Three years ago, Daphna moved from
Israel to Wales,

536
00:34:25,807 --> 00:34:28,798
in order to study these incredible
creatures.

537
00:34:29,410 --> 00:34:31,430
What are you looking to monitor?

538
00:34:31,447 --> 00:34:35,277
Well, we're going on a predetermined
track line,

539
00:34:35,397 --> 00:34:37,930
and when we see a group of dolphins,
we note that down,

540
00:34:38,050 --> 00:34:41,855
and we note all the information we
can get from that sighting.

541
00:34:42,503 --> 00:34:44,257
Where are we gonna go today?

542
00:34:44,290 --> 00:34:48,451
We have a few hot spots that the
dolphins like to hang around,

543
00:34:49,090 --> 00:34:52,525
so we're going to try and visit a
few of those

544
00:34:52,645 --> 00:34:54,590
and see if we can spot
any dolphins.

545
00:34:59,650 --> 00:35:03,592
Just like the human voice, every
dolphin has a unique sound,

546
00:35:03,712 --> 00:35:05,961
which is how they recognise each
other.

547
00:35:07,049 --> 00:35:08,356
Here on the boat,

548
00:35:08,575 --> 00:35:12,798
Katie has a system that she hopes
will pick up some dolphin conversations.

549
00:35:13,570 --> 00:35:18,201
I'm trying to see if their vocalisations
vary within the different groups.

550
00:35:18,370 --> 00:35:21,127
Do they have a different way of
speaking when they're young?

551
00:35:21,451 --> 00:35:23,610
Yeah, they develop as they grow.

552
00:35:23,652 --> 00:35:28,091
So, it could be that teenage dolphins
have a squeaky voice! Yeah!

553
00:35:28,332 --> 00:35:30,204
And babies have very high-pitched
voices.

554
00:35:30,324 --> 00:35:32,030
They seem to chirp.

555
00:35:32,797 --> 00:35:35,390
What's the range of that microphone?
100 metres.

556
00:35:35,737 --> 00:35:38,270
So it should pick up quite a lot.

557
00:35:46,807 --> 00:35:48,807
Anything, Katie?

558
00:35:50,301 --> 00:35:52,190
Nothing.

559
00:35:55,056 --> 00:35:59,390
It's thought there are almost 300
dolphins here in Cardigan Bay,

560
00:35:59,550 --> 00:36:04,280
and the best time of year to spot them
should be from April to September.

561
00:36:08,209 --> 00:36:09,812
Well...

562
00:36:11,170 --> 00:36:12,810
No dolphins.

563
00:36:13,802 --> 00:36:17,222
I've got to be honest.
I'm so disappointed.

564
00:36:18,370 --> 00:36:20,510
I can't pretend that I'm not.

565
00:36:20,806 --> 00:36:25,798
I've been scouring the waters for
hours, and there's no sign of them.

566
00:36:27,615 --> 00:36:29,150
Never mind.

567
00:36:31,123 --> 00:36:35,163
But just as we're about to give up,
something extraordinary happens.

568
00:36:36,388 --> 00:36:37,602
There it is!

569
00:36:39,010 --> 00:36:41,795
Can you see? Can you see?

570
00:36:42,628 --> 00:36:44,990
That boat's heading for them now.

571
00:36:46,690 --> 00:36:48,800
Here, here, here.

572
00:36:49,570 --> 00:36:51,301
Can you see? Here.

573
00:36:53,810 --> 00:36:55,810
There. Do you see it?

574
00:36:57,622 --> 00:36:59,621
They're coming here!

575
00:37:01,570 --> 00:37:03,332
Amazing.

576
00:37:06,132 --> 00:37:08,030
Oh, my god. They're amazing.

577
00:37:10,801 --> 00:37:15,809
(SHOUTS) So, I have two with me.

578
00:37:18,036 --> 00:37:20,030
So, we have four adults here.

579
00:37:21,643 --> 00:37:23,987
We'll throw the fish in there.
They're feeding.

580
00:37:24,476 --> 00:37:28,052
Oh, they're just wonderful,
aren't they?

581
00:37:28,450 --> 00:37:31,070
I've never seen anything like this
before.

582
00:37:31,800 --> 00:37:33,800
And they're so erm...

583
00:37:34,617 --> 00:37:36,892
Oh, they're so wild,

584
00:37:37,012 --> 00:37:38,811
and so...

585
00:37:39,805 --> 00:37:41,805
..beautiful.

586
00:37:43,109 --> 00:37:44,803
Wow!

587
00:37:44,804 --> 00:37:46,629
Flipping backwards!

588
00:37:49,570 --> 00:37:51,806
See all the notches on the fin?

589
00:37:53,410 --> 00:37:56,115
That's Bod.
That's the dolphin we call Bod.

590
00:37:56,810 --> 00:37:59,390
Each fin is unique.
It's like a fingerprint.

591
00:37:59,801 --> 00:38:03,808
This is how I can actually identify
one dolphin from the next.

592
00:38:04,930 --> 00:38:07,687
We take photos of the dorsal fin,

593
00:38:07,807 --> 00:38:10,090
and then I go back to my catalogue

594
00:38:10,210 --> 00:38:13,401
and try to match the fins
I see in the field

595
00:38:13,645 --> 00:38:15,433
to the fins I have in the catalogue.

596
00:38:15,490 --> 00:38:19,070
This catalogue runs back
to the late '80s.

597
00:38:19,322 --> 00:38:23,811
OK. And I still see dolphins
from the late '80s until today.

598
00:38:24,130 --> 00:38:25,812
How extraordinary.

599
00:38:29,410 --> 00:38:31,327
Oh, I'm thrilled.

600
00:38:31,802 --> 00:38:36,183
We were about to give up and go home,
and we'd sort of called it a day,

601
00:38:36,303 --> 00:38:40,544
and now we've been rewarded
with this fantastic show

602
00:38:40,570 --> 00:38:42,803
of these four beautiful dolphins.

603
00:38:43,799 --> 00:38:48,684
I'm thrilled! I can't pretend not to
be absolutely delighted.

604
00:38:48,804 --> 00:38:51,808
I am chuffed to bits with this.

605
00:38:52,107 --> 00:38:54,801
This is a real, special treat.

606
00:39:11,560 --> 00:39:14,805
It's said that Wales
is the land of song,

607
00:39:14,806 --> 00:39:17,404
and singing, particularly in choirs,

608
00:39:17,524 --> 00:39:20,510
remains an important part of the
Welsh culture.

609
00:39:20,806 --> 00:39:28,269
(CHOIR SINGING IN WELSH)

610
00:39:28,803 --> 00:39:31,356
I've come to the southern part of
Snowdonia,

611
00:39:31,390 --> 00:39:33,591
to a town called Dolgellau.

612
00:39:34,806 --> 00:39:38,270
I'm coming to the end of my time in
Wales, and to round off my trip,

613
00:39:38,297 --> 00:39:41,046
I'm going to do something
very Welsh indeed.

614
00:39:41,166 --> 00:39:43,684
I'm going to sing with a choir.

615
00:39:43,804 --> 00:39:45,807
I love singing.
It's good for the soul.

616
00:39:51,010 --> 00:39:53,238
Iwan Parry is a vet by day,

617
00:39:53,358 --> 00:39:56,811
and by night the choirmaster
for Cor Bro Meirion.

618
00:40:01,952 --> 00:40:04,290
Hello, Iwan.
Hello. Nice to meet you.

619
00:40:04,410 --> 00:40:06,590
Nice to meet you too.

620
00:40:06,808 --> 00:40:11,390
Iwan has offered to give me a quick
rehearsal before the choir arrive.

621
00:40:11,800 --> 00:40:14,365
Is it too much of a cliche
to say that

622
00:40:14,530 --> 00:40:16,363
Wales is a land of song?

623
00:40:16,806 --> 00:40:20,510
What we have in Wales
is a lot of enthusiasm.

624
00:40:20,770 --> 00:40:23,483
We also have a
natural singing voice.

625
00:40:23,998 --> 00:40:25,069
Why is that?

626
00:40:25,808 --> 00:40:27,901
Well, our vowels are quite open.

627
00:40:28,247 --> 00:40:32,510
It's a sound that is quite natural
to be a biggish sound, and

628
00:40:32,791 --> 00:40:35,027
combined with our language,

629
00:40:35,077 --> 00:40:38,012
which, I think, does offer you the
opportunity of singing

630
00:40:38,274 --> 00:40:40,274
in a very natural singing voice.

631
00:40:40,803 --> 00:40:43,808
Iwan and the choir's first language
is Welsh,

632
00:40:43,809 --> 00:40:46,910
just like two-thirds of Snowdonia's
population.

633
00:40:48,028 --> 00:40:49,909
I'm a bit nervous about this.

634
00:40:50,029 --> 00:40:52,284
No, no, it's gonna be fun.
Really?

635
00:40:52,335 --> 00:40:53,630
I've prepared this.

636
00:40:53,692 --> 00:40:56,763
This is the words, and this is
the phonetical way of saying it.

637
00:40:57,631 --> 00:41:00,431
So, I'll say it how it is in Welsh,
written.

638
00:41:01,023 --> 00:41:04,670
Holl amrantau'r ser ddywedant.

639
00:41:05,182 --> 00:41:08,285
If you put emphasis on the vowels,

640
00:41:08,290 --> 00:41:11,110
and think open vowels,
like in 'Italia'...

641
00:41:11,650 --> 00:41:15,230
Holl amrantau'r ser ddywedant.

642
00:41:15,857 --> 00:41:21,950
Holl amrantau'r ser ddywedant.

643
00:41:21,991 --> 00:41:23,390
Spot on.

644
00:41:23,510 --> 00:41:26,031
What does it mean?
Well, you shouldn't ask that.

645
00:41:26,151 --> 00:41:28,670
'Amrant' are eyelids, actually.

646
00:41:28,790 --> 00:41:30,704
Oh, OK. Amrant.

647
00:41:30,746 --> 00:41:34,300
- You've got very nice amrant!
Thanks very much! - Thank you!

648
00:41:34,420 --> 00:41:35,390
You be careful!

649
00:41:35,510 --> 00:41:38,375
'Ser' are stars.
Ser.

650
00:41:38,530 --> 00:41:40,390
'Holl' is 'all'.

651
00:41:40,510 --> 00:41:42,811
So, 'all the eyelashes of the
stars'.

652
00:41:42,850 --> 00:41:45,646
Oh, that's beautiful. I like that!

653
00:41:45,730 --> 00:41:47,390
My bardic talent...

654
00:41:47,510 --> 00:41:51,021
But I love the idea of the stars
opening their eyes up.

655
00:41:51,751 --> 00:41:53,244
'All through the night.'

656
00:41:53,890 --> 00:42:00,028
(PLAYS PIANO)
# Dyma'r ffordd i fro gogoniant

657
00:42:00,029 --> 00:42:02,505
Oh, I can't do that,
but I love it.

658
00:42:03,410 --> 00:42:04,810
(PIANO)

659
00:42:04,930 --> 00:42:12,110
# Dyma'r ffordd i fro gogoniant

660
00:42:12,610 --> 00:42:18,322
# Ar hyd y nos

661
00:42:24,025 --> 00:42:26,581
The choir has 60 regular members,

662
00:42:26,784 --> 00:42:29,630
and they meet to rehearse every
Friday night.

663
00:42:31,689 --> 00:42:34,261
(IN WELSH)

664
00:42:34,381 --> 00:42:36,830
As you come in, can I introduce
Caroline?

665
00:42:37,030 --> 00:42:40,190
Hello. Good evening!
Caroline Quentin.

666
00:42:43,398 --> 00:42:46,678
(IN WELSH)

667
00:42:49,012 --> 00:42:51,355
Caroline is really looking forward
to meeting you,

668
00:42:51,398 --> 00:42:54,670
 to hearing your beautiful sound...

669
00:42:54,790 --> 00:42:56,027
(LAUGHTER)

670
00:42:56,028 --> 00:42:58,532
I told you they'd laugh at that.
You did!

671
00:42:59,031 --> 00:43:01,382
Right. We'll go for Hosanna.

672
00:43:01,502 --> 00:43:04,848
(IN WELSH)

673
00:43:06,284 --> 00:43:08,722
(PIANO)

674
00:43:14,028 --> 00:43:20,704
(IN WELSH)

675
00:43:32,510 --> 00:43:35,031
Welsh is Europe's oldest living
language,

676
00:43:35,049 --> 00:43:37,450
and there are 17 Welsh-language
choirs

677
00:43:37,570 --> 00:43:40,021
based in Snowdonia National Park.

678
00:43:53,410 --> 00:43:56,510
(SINGING FINISHES)

679
00:44:00,030 --> 00:44:02,671
What a wonderful piece of music!

680
00:44:02,696 --> 00:44:04,762
And how beautifully sung.

681
00:44:05,184 --> 00:44:08,011
I'm not singing with you.
(LAUGHTER)

682
00:44:10,030 --> 00:44:12,910
Right, Caroline. It's time to do
some work.Good.

683
00:44:13,030 --> 00:44:16,415
And it's Ar Hyd Y Nos,
like we discussed earlier.

684
00:44:16,450 --> 00:44:19,550
I'll keep this copy.
(You can have this one.)

685
00:44:19,670 --> 00:44:21,637
The phonetic one.
Thank you very much!

686
00:44:21,965 --> 00:44:24,562
And you head in that direction - the
sopranos.

687
00:44:24,610 --> 00:44:27,000
It makes no difference,
cos I'm gonna be miming!

688
00:44:27,202 --> 00:44:28,670
(LAUGHTER)

689
00:44:28,697 --> 00:44:31,185
Can I come in here?
Yes.

690
00:44:31,421 --> 00:44:34,180
So, we'll now try and put everything
we've worked together.

691
00:44:34,690 --> 00:44:39,230
The main thing is the legato line -
support, smile.

692
00:44:42,734 --> 00:44:51,022
# Holl amrantau'r ser ddywedant

693
00:44:51,875 --> 00:44:59,870
# Ar hyd y nos

694
00:45:01,017 --> 00:45:09,022
# Dyma'r ffordd i fro gogoniant

695
00:45:10,013 --> 00:45:17,699
# Ar hyd y nos

696
00:45:19,026 --> 00:45:27,026
# Golau arall yw tywyllwch

697
00:45:27,561 --> 00:45:31,550
# I arddangos

698
00:45:31,810 --> 00:45:37,418
# Gwir brydferthwch

699
00:45:37,823 --> 00:45:47,390
# Ar hyd y nos #

700
00:45:52,029 --> 00:45:54,206
What's interesting is that

701
00:45:54,552 --> 00:45:57,470
everything about Snowdonia is epic.

702
00:45:57,590 --> 00:46:00,616
The scenery, the mythology,
the coastline.

703
00:46:00,736 --> 00:46:04,740
But that is not what's
most impressed me.

704
00:46:05,545 --> 00:46:09,014
What's most impressed me
is the people,

705
00:46:09,134 --> 00:46:11,617
and singing with that choir in there

706
00:46:11,737 --> 00:46:15,710
is something that's gonna stay
with me, for the rest of my life.

707
00:46:17,014 --> 00:46:19,070
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