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StoneSpeak Newsletter, October 2026, page 8

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September 2026 Book Launch Trip – Part 11, Last Visit to Gemstone Beach, Monday 21 September
September 2026 Book Launch Trip – Part 10, A Solitary Fossick on Gemstone Beach, Friday 18 September
September 2026 Book Launch Trip – Part 9, Ninety Minutes With the Sandflies on Papatotara Beach, Tuesday 15 September
September 2026 Book Launch Trip – Part 8, Two Hours and Some Gorgeous Finds on Gemstone Beach, Monday 14 September
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September 2026 Book Launch Trip – Part 7, Michelle’s Blue Stone, and Cold Wind and Sea Foam at Gemstone Beach, Sunday 13 September
September 2026 Book Launch Trip – Part 5, Rainbow Over Foveaux Strait, Riverton Aparima, Thursday 10 September
September 2026 Book Launch Trip – Part 4, Caught in a Storm on Gemstone Beach, Wednesday 9 September
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