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break th rough . Much e f f o r t a o u l d t h u s be e x ~ e n d e d t o no a v a i l .

The Greenhow a r e a h a s been v e r y c l o s e l y 100iicd a t over t h e l a s t 17 y e a r s o r s o and I s u g g e s t t h a t we t u r n some of our a t t e n t i o n t o o t h e r a r e a s where t h e r c i s p r o b a b l y more chance o f f i n d i n g new caves . Much c o u l d be accompl i shed by s m a l l g roup g o i n g t o o t h e r a r e a s on most weekends, and i f we hzY a f e : ~ mo members t h o s e who wi shed t o c o n t i n u e work on Greenhow would s t i l l be a b l e SO.

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The meet a t S w i n s t o on August 2 0 t h . h a s been c a n c c l l e d , a s i t i s u n d r r s t o o d t h a t t h e f a rmer i s c h a r g i n g p o t h o l e r s 1 0 A s h i l l i n q c e a c h t o descend. D e t a i l < P -

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