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First Minister reopens Burns Cottage
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Scottish poet's historic birthplace transformed as part of a major £1m revamp
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New audio-visual displays imaginative way to enhance Burns Museum Project."
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and some necessary repairs. added: "The re-opening of facility in Scotland to have
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