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11591: A HUMAN BEING IN POSSESSION OF A LIMPET SHELL 12278: A HUMAN BEING IN POSSESSION OF A SAW 12113: A HUMAN BEING IN POSSESSION OF A MUSSEL SHELL 09112: A HUMAN BEING CUSTOMER 09475: A HUMAN BEING IN 12729: A HUMAN BEING IN 12281: A HUMAN BEING IN OF WH SMITH OR OR AND OR OR POSSESSION OF A ELASTIC BAND POSSESSION OF A WOOD WASHER AND OR POSSESSION OF A FIRE BOW DRILL FIRE LIGHTER 10630: A HUMAN BEING IN POSSESSION OF CHERRY TREE OUTER BARK 12394: A HUMAN BEING IN OR POSSESSION OF A RIBWORT PLANTAIN PLANT LEAF 11946: A HUMAN BEING IN OR AND OR POSSESSION OF STINGING NETTLE PLANT BARK 09477: A HUMAN BEING IN POSSESSION OF CORDAGE 11550: A HUMAN BEING IN AND OR 10437: A HUMAN BEING IN OR AND POSSESSION OF A BOW POSSESSION OF WHITE WILLOW TREE INNER BARK 13740: A HUMAN BEING IN 00924: A HUMAN BEING USER 10197: A HUMAN BEING IN POSSESSION OF SKIN BUYER OF TRADE-IT POSSESSION OF SWEET CHESNUT TREE INNER BARK 10607: A HUMAN BEING IN 10086: A HUMAN BEING IN POSSESSION OF RASPBERRY PLANT BARK POSSESSION OF ASH TREE WOOD 09148: A HUMAN BEING IN POSSESSION OF AN OPTICAL LENS 09472: A HUMAN BEING IN AND OR POSSESSION OF A SUNLIGHT FIRE LIGHTER 09149: A HUMAN BEING LOCATED 01552: A HUMAN BEING IN IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT POSSESSION OF A KNIFE 09471: A HUMAN BEING IN 09720: A HUMAN BEING IN AND OR POSSESSION OF A FIRE DRILL FIRE POSSESSION OF LIME TREE WOOD LIGHTER 09479: A HUMAN BEING IN 10314: A HUMAN BEING IN 09965: A HUMAN BEING IN OR OR AND OR POSSESSION OF A FIRE PLOUGH FIRE POSSESSION OF HAWTHORN TREE WOOD POSSESSION OF A WOOD ROD LIGHTER 10182: A HUMAN BEING IN 09561: A HUMAN BEING IN 08845: A HUMAN BEING IN POSSESSION OF SWEET CHESNUT TREE WOOD POSSESSION OF A FLINT STONE AND OR POSSESSION OF A FLINT STONE AND IRON FIRE LIGHTER 09564: A HUMAN BEING IN POSSESSION OF IRON 09129: A HUMAN BEING IN OR OR POSSESSION OF MATCHES FIRE LIGHTER 08812: A HUMAN BEING IN OR POSSESSION OF A BUTANE FIRE LIGHTER 12352: A HUMAN BEING IN 00275: A HUMAN BEING IN OR OR OR 09614: A HUMAN BEING IN POSSESSION OF A WOOD STIRRER POSSESSION OF A FIRE LIGHTER POSSESSION OF LIME TREE INNER BARK 09719: A HUMAN BEING IN 09043: A HUMAN BEING CUSTOMER 11055: A HUMAN BEING IN 09877: A HUMAN BEING IN POSSESSION OF HAZEL TREE WOOD AND OR OF CO-OPERATIVE GROUP POSSESSION OF AN AXE POSSESSION OF KINDLING 11021: A HUMAN BEING IN POSSESSION OF ASPEN POPLAR TREE WOOD 10212: A HUMAN BEING IN POSSESSION OF OAK TREE WOOD 00557: A HUMAN BEING CUSTOMER 10395: A HUMAN BEING IN 09664: A HUMAN BEING IN AND OR OF MARTIN MCCOLL POSSESSION OF ALDER TREE WOOD POSSESSION OF CHARCOAL 09114: A HUMAN BEING CUSTOMER OF PRET 00669: A HUMAN BEING IN POSSESSION OF WOOD FUEL 13155: A HUMAN BEING IN POSSESSION OF A BRACKEN PLANT ROOT OR 05561: A HUMAN BEING CUSTOMER 12355: A HUMAN BEING IN OF BRISTOL CENTRE BUS STATION PUBLIC OR OR POSSESSION OF A TISSUE TOILET 11045: A HUMAN BEING IN AND OR POSSESSION OF A FEATHER STICK 10964: A HUMAN BEING IN POSSESSION OF A CLEMATIS PLANT FLOWER 08618: A HUMAN BEING IN POSSESSION OF A HAND 11058: A HUMAN BEING IN POSSESSION OF A COAL FUNGUS 11052: A HUMAN BEING IN AND OR POSSESSION OF A WOOD SHAVINGS AND 00037: A HUMAN BEING ABLE 09691: A HUMAN BEING IN 09827: A HUMAN BEING IN TO LIGHT A FIRE OR POSSESSION OF SCOTS PINE TREE SAP POSSESSION OF TINDER AND OR 11067: A HUMAN BEING IN POSSESSION OF BUDDLEIA TREE WOOD 10143: A HUMAN BEING IN POSSESSION OF A BEECH TREE LEAF AND AND 10720: A HUMAN BEING IN POSSESSION OF SILVER BIRCH TREE OUTER BARK 10973: A HUMAN BEING IN POSSESSION OF CLEMATIS PLANT BARK 07894: A HUMAN BEING IN 09518: A HUMAN BEING IN OR POSSESSION OF HOUSEHOLD OIL FUEL POSSESSION OF OIL FUEL 00818: A HUMAN BEING IN 00036: A HUMAN BEING 02 POSSESSION OF MOTOR VEHICLE OIL FUEL YEARS OLD OR ABOVE FROM BIRTH 14336: A HUMAN BEING IN AND OR POSSESSION OF WOOD GAS FUEL 09453: A HUMAN BEING IN POSSESSION OF A COOKING POT 09519: A HUMAN BEING IN AND OR POSSESSION OF SILVER BIRCH TREE OUTER BARK OIL FUEL 10038: A HUMAN BEING IN POSSESSION OF BRAMBLE PLANT WOOD 13158: A HUMAN BEING IN POSSESSION OF BRACKEN PLANT WOOD 00289: A HUMAN BEING IN 10020: A HUMAN BEING IN 09962: A HUMAN BEING IN 09503: A HUMAN BEING IN OR AND OR OR OR POSSESSION OF ELDER TREE WOOD POSSESSION OF A WOOD PIPE POSSESSION OF HOUSEHOLD BOTTLED LOW PRESSURE POSSESSION OF GAS FUEL GAS (LPG) FUEL 12041: A HUMAN BEING IN 08082: A HUMAN BEING IN POSSESSION OF BURDOCK PLANT WOOD POSSESSION OF HOUSEHOLD PIPED NATURAL GAS FUEL 10823: A HUMAN BEING IN POSSESSION OF ALEXANDERS PLANT WOOD 12422: A HUMAN BEING IN ABLE TO LIGHT POSSESSION OF TEASEL PLANT WOOD A FIRE 11931: A HUMAN BEING IN POSSESSION OF STINGING NETTLE PLANT WOOD Statust Mapping S P sourced from Project 13695: A HUMAN BEING IN A1128 POSSESSION OF HIMALAYAN BALSAM PLANT WOOD A MAP OF INFLUENCE COPYRIGHT HEATH BUNTING status.irational.org Last updated 19/12/2013 12323: A HUMAN BEING IN POSSESSION OF FENNEL PLANT WOOD.
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