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Monday 13 August 2018

Before the rain hits


The view from the roof of the Prague institute. After an insanely hot summer, the temperature has well and truly broken now. It's still getting hot, it's just not hot all the time. 12 C overnight temperatures on the weekend was absolute bliss. And there's rain - sweet blessed rain ! - at long last.
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