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100 by 60 metres) were discovered, based on which it was speculated that the population of Gonur worshipped water. The discoveries of
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desert where he could be found barefoot and gesticulating with his cane. He lived an uncomfortable life which, besides excavating, was spent trying to stay alive and secure a supply of vodka.
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