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on cloud nine

“A new piece is aesthetically pleasing, but that’s about it. A piece with historical value has got so much character.”

“IN THE MORNINGS, the cloud sits on the river and literally floats along and heads down toward Bruny Island. It’s incredible to watch,” says Mark Donkin of the sights from Cloud River Farm, the southern Tasmanian property that he and his wife Natalie have called home

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