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Amusing Feelgood Nonsense

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"They live in the Ireland of tiny fishing villages, places where everyone knows one another. People live close to nature, and animals are respected and live alongside the villagers. Seals are especially respected for their special human-like spirit. It is said to be terribly wrong to harm a seal."

On the contrary I knew an old islander from within ten miles of there and he told me seals were disliked and sometimes shot because they followed the boats and ripped up nets to go after the fish the fishermen were catching.