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The Big Picture: Spider

Performance group La Machine operate a 12-metre-tall spider to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the opening of the port at Yokohama in Japan.

Performance group La Machine operate a 12-metre-tall spider to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the opening of the port at Yokohama in Japan.

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