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IT was at the 2014 Methven Rod Run, a 4-day event beset by a weather bomb of biblical proportions; one afternoon turned so dark it felt like night, and when the wind started howling, it was like the end of the world was more or less nigh. When the rain began to pummel down that evening, it made you wonder how long it might take to knock up an ark. You frankly wouldn’t want to turn a dog, proverbial or

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