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    11,000-volt HORROR but I survived

    Aug 25, 2021 3 minutes
    AS TOLD TO LISA BROOKMAN

    Jason Daniels, 22, Dalby, Qld

    Inhaling a lungful of fresh farm air, I smiled.

    As machinery whirred beside me, I felt a sense of pride.

    It was October 2017, and aged 17, I had my first job as a farmhand. Two months in, I was loving it.

    Ever since I was a boy I’d loved the outdoor life – fishing with my brothers, Justin, then 20, and Troy, 14, riding motorbikes and driving trucks.

    So I was thrilled to snag

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