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September ; uncertain it must be admitted, but exciting at times, and always 

 healthy and invigorating, for there is no denying the sustaining power of 

 the moorland air. The walking in the mires is execrable ; one false step, 

 and you are up to your waist in liquid peat. 



Two Bridges, where you get a licence to fish on the Dart and a trespass 

 ticket for six shillings and sixpence, is the better centre for fishing operations, 

 but even here, in September, the angler may be disappointed by the distance 



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he has to go for sport. When we visited it, the river was partially dry, and 

 we had to walk or drive beyond Dennabridge before there was any really 

 good water. Under the circumstances, Postbridge appeared in many respects 

 a more desirable abode, but it is four miles further on towards Chagford, 

 and doubtless the fishing round Two Bridges is good enough at other times. 

 The trout as a rule are smajl, a half-pound fish being a good one. We heard 

 of one being caught which weighed one and a half pounds. Despite the fact 

 that the event was chronicled in the local papers, the captor boldly raised its 



