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James Bartley saws wood for his narrow boat ' Wolf Bark ...
Feb 5th, 2012
(Reuters) - James Bartley saws wood for his narrow boat ' Wolf Bark Donkey' on the banks of the Hertford Union Canal close to the the London 2012 Olympics Games site in east London January 31, 2012. Boat owners accustomed to freely navigating London's narrow canals will have to pay to moor near Olympic sites during the 2012 Games, fuelling fears by some that they are being pushed out by unprecedented security measures. Photograph taken on January 31, 2012. REUTERS/Paul Hackett (BRITAIN - Tags: CITYSPACE SOCIETY SPORT OLYMPICS) -
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