Elephants regularly gather at the Bai, a large clearing, to drink.

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The path passes by a feeding station for deer, then comes to a large clearing around a farmhouse where dozens of walkers are stopping for lunch.

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In the mid-1960s, an Israeli doctor discovered that it worked miracles on patients suffering a particularly gruesome complication of leprosy, completely clearing the large, painful boils which covered their bodies.

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After peace was established, the country faced the challenge of reestablishing civil institutions, rebuilding damaged infrastructure, clearing land mines and demobilizing large numbers of former fighters.

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Plymouth City Council said it had crews out clearing drains and dealing with surface water flooding after a large number of calls from people across the city.

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Mr Fox said the trust was also looking into clearing silt in the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal, which would allow access to the docks for large vessels.

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