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“The little swelling in my neck bothered me for some time already but my colleagues said it was nothing. I work in a hospital and they are doctors so I thought they knew. In the end,...
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The birthday of Saint Nicholas which falls on the 6th December is the biggest event of the year for children in the Netherlands. The night before on the 5th...
A contrast between the three houses. Two immaculaly kept in the centre of Gävle and in the middle of Dalarna, the other on the outskirts near a Stora Enso sawmill, derelict and surrounded by junk. The other side of...
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June 2020 Stillingsön/Uppsala Sweden
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“The little swelling in my neck bothered me for some time already but my colleagues said it was nothing. I work...
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June 2020 Stillingsön/Uppsala Sweden
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“The little swelling in my neck bothered me for some time already but my colleagues said it was nothing. I work...