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We’re used to thinking of bamboo as some sort of large shrub, but here on Flores they grow to astonishing heights. The locals use it as building material in their houses – they flatten the thick stems and work them into a flat plank.
It’s an interesting feeling, walking around in the bamboo forest. A bit like being a dwarf in a land of giants, or something like that.
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