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BY ParRrcra SHAcKELFoRD

I t is that time of yearwhenKansas itians av e he itch o beI outside.Nightsar ewarm enough o dinealfresco,et the heatan dhumidity f latesummer ee m s distant s he as tsnowfall'Whether ouarehomeor atyourhome-away-from-home,ou'llwantto throwopen he doorsand enioy.Well, f youaregoing o be out,yo uneed omethingtylisho sit on. haveus t he hing.

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rylargequantities f discarded attan.You'llrememberrom past columns right?)hatin the mid-l9thcentury roductsromAsiawereall the rage.Rattanwasusedaspack-ing materialo keepcargo romshiftingenroute-a lot of rattan.

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