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Noirmoutier is an island
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renowned for its causeway
and its oysters.
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People glean there
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after rough storms
and very low tides.
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Storms dislodge oysters
from their beds
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and wash them ashore.
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But they all know
that around Christmas time,
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we are so busy
that we leave it to the gleaners.
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They go as soon as
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the storm has abated.
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A high sea over the beds
is a pretty sight
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but to profit from the low tide
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gleaners need a copy
of the Tide Tables.
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We come every year
for the lowest tide.
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They're going to follow
the receding sea
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and anything they find they pick up.
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People collect the oysters
that have come loose.
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In theory, they keep out
of the poles around the beds.
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They must keep out.
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They are too close.
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Here the oyster farmers
let them carry on, but...
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it degenerates sometimes.
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We don't trespass!
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The limit must be here, but...
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we encroach a little sometimes.
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We're not stupid.
We see others and do the same.
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If they tell us anything, we scram.
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It's tolerated
but not really allowed.