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<H2><b>Ripped plums</b></H2> <P ALIGN=LEFT>Also locally known as "Quetsch", these french plums were photographed in September in the Swiss Jura mountains.</P>
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Ripped plums

Also locally known as "Quetsch", these french plums were photographed in September in the Swiss Jura mountains.

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