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Compass

The Secret Of The Universe
ABC  |  July 22, 2017

Ethical understanding

Intercultural understanding

Personal and social capability
11-12
Classification: General Classification: General

In 2015 the badly decomposed body of a man was discovered in County Wicklow, Ireland. Regarded as an eccentric who shunned society, he built his remote dwelling which revealed extraordinary insights into the man and his world.

In 2015 the badly decomposed body of a man was discovered in County Wicklow, Ireland. Regarded as an eccentric who shunned society, he built his remote dwelling which revealed extraordinary insights into the man and his world.

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