Meeting a neighbour abroard

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I collect fire wood and was in the local woods one day when a man approached me and questioned what I was doing. I assured him I was just collecting dead wood. He actually lived in the same road as myself but some distance away. Some months later we were staying at out flat in the small Spanish town of Santa Pola and having a drink, in a favourire beachside cafe. Four people walked in and sat at the next table. I realised that the nearest man was the man from the woods and asked if he had a brother living in Redditch. We have now become friends.
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Date submitted:Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:10:00 +0000Coincidence ID:5179