Then he floats out ahead, calling over his shoulder to stay to the right of his line.

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He floats off the trampoline like a gazelle, twisting in the air with the fluidity of a ballet dancer.

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His fishing methods were different: he used aluminium beer barrels as floats because wooden ones would break up in a minute, and rather than harpoons, with their stainless-steel darts that folded back and slipped right out of the fish, he preferred hand-held gaffs with a three-inch hook that went in and stayed there.

ECONOMIST: Frank Mundus

If Mr Botting can find his 60 princesses, he hopes to have a "princess cavalcade of floats" through the village.

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He said he was not in favor of corporate logos on the floats, but was very happy to have companies pay the way for riders.

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The floats come in two varieties: yama floats with platforms decorated to resemble mountains and hoko floats dominated by tall wooden poles originally intended to summon the Plague God so that he could be transformed into a protective spirit through music, dance and worship.

UNESCO: Culture