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eighty-six-year-old grandma
swam here. It’s really packed
in the summer. Some people
say we shouldn’t because of
that rat thing, but I don’t
know anyone who ever got
it.’ And is the current fast?
‘You can stand under the
bridge if you need to,’ he
says, then he points to the far
end. ‘That part is weedy, but
you can dive near the steps.’
There is gravel on the ground,
and quite a few pike and