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OUTDOORS
Rapid Transit
For running downriver the venerable canoe remains the sportsman's craft of choice
July
1
1980
GEOFFREY NORMAN
Rapid Transit
GEOFFREY NORMAN
July
1
1980
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OUTDOORS
Rapid Transit
For running downriver the venerable canoe remains the sportsman's craft of choice
July
1
1980
GEOFFREY NORMAN
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