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    GATHERING ROUND

    Oct 01, 2021 4 minutes
    Words and Photos Adrian Brannan

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    We’ve missed The Gathering in its absence last year, but it all soon became very familiar very quickly. Convoys to the campsite. Bidding on nonsense at the tat auction, sheltering from the monsoons amid thunder and lightning inside flimsy shelters. Then waking up in a puddle-filled tent questioning one’s life decisions all before the car bit of the weekend has even started.

    Probably for the best that a camera wasn’t even switched on, and we just waited until the main show-day on Sunday to get professional! And a proper show it is. The snaking queues filled with all

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