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56Good Thing&rsquo; - beam enthusiastically and say &lsquo;Oh well done...</p></div>			 		</div> 	</div> 	<a href="http://www.annelisefreisenbruch.co.uk/blog/amo-amas-amat-or-how-lucrio-got-his-name" target="_self"  class="post-link" ></a></article></div></div></div></div></div></div></main><footer id="footer" class="skn-block skn-area width_337602" data-id="337611" data-type="area"><div id="section_337612" class="skn-block skn-section width_337602 padding_338327" data-id="337612" data-type="section" data-visibility="All" data-masonry-block="true"><div id="sectiongrid_337613" class="skn-block skn-sectiongrid grid-setting-337604 width_337602 max_width_337603" data-id="337613" data-type="sectiongrid" data-num-cells="1" data-column-count="6" data-gutter-width="0" data-gutter-height="3" data-height-behaviour="none"><div class="masonry-column-sizer"></div><div class="masonry-gutter-sizer"></div><div id="cell_337719" class="skn-block skn-cell   cols6 skn-cell-standard" data-id="337719" data-type="cell" data-visibility="All" data-masonry-block="true" data-height-function="auto" data-content-alignment="flex-start" data-no-cols="6"><p class="p_338409" style="text-align: center;">©&nbsp;Annelise Freisenbruch 2018&nbsp;| <a class="a_339416" href="https://www.sketchanet.design" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Site by Sketchanet</a></p></div></div></div></footer></div><div id="crawler_background_images"><img src="https://cloudfront.sketchanet.com/u/337601/images/1920/1460726266sand.jpg" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///////yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=="></div></div>
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