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The Metal Detector Breaks My Trance
I was in two minds about taking the metal detector at all. It's not exactly a lightweight piece of equipment. I don't even know why I took it. In the end that stretch of beach is hardly virgin territory for hobbyists like me and it's usually been picked perfectly clean. So you can imagine my surprise when I started to pick something up just before Smeden's Pier. The cool salt air of St. Ives Harbour blew a fine spray of sand against my cheeks. It stung slightly but not in an unpleasant way. Bracing I think the word is.It was peaceful, quiet and he was lost in his own thoughts. Staring out over the darkening