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Letter: An unusual use for Âé¶¹´«Ã½

Published 22 March 2016

From Kate Goldstone

I wonder whether my use for Âé¶¹´«Ã½ qualifies as one of the most unusual? I am a volunteer shepherd, or , for Brighton and Hove council. The sheep I look after are pretty tame and don’t run away as I approach. Part of my job is to check if any of them are limping, which means I have to make them trot. Flapping my hands doesn’t work: they just stare at me, perplexed. I’ve tried flapping a book at them, and a newspaper. They ignore me. But when I wave a copy of Âé¶¹´«Ã½ in their faces, they run…

Brighton, West Sussex, UK

Issue no. 3066 published 26 March 2016

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