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The big taboo: life within the embargo

I live in a small hybel (a flat which is part of someones house) at Overlege Bratts veg 70. Since I have some chance and hopes of competing in WOC 2010 in Trondheim, access to the house is by paved road only and has been ever since I moved here.…
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On the map below I live at the red pin. I dont go swimming in Haukvatnet and I dont use the ski trails that I could walk to from my house.If I mention the embargo, Ally tends to leave the room because he is so sick of hearing about it. If we go running along Vadanvegen to get out to Lian to go running in Bymarka (the parts that are not embargoed) he finds it hilarious to try to push me off the left hand side of the road into the forbidden forest.What else? Just say no to ultimate frisbee…

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