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themed tea towels designed by regional artists. Next yearmarks the 400th anniversary of the sailing of theMayflower fromPlymouth UK to PlymouthMassachusetts and we have some specific gifts for this too, for when our American cousins come to visit our store in Plymouth city centre.
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