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Graddad's Orchard
By Matt Eliason
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The orchard is what symbolised much of who my granddad was. For me it meant fun in the leafy rows. But a twist that darkened our hearts changed it all. Feedback via comment/rating appreciated
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Matt Eliason
Matt Eliason has traveled Australia extensively and has had more jobs than he has fingers and toes, including: police officer, journalist, government communications person and currently business owner. He has three children and lives an abnormally quiet life in a small inland city in Queensland, Australia.
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