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La Machine

It's their job to stop crowds being crushed by the spider.

When a 50ft spider is abroad in the city, it takes many volunteers to keep her path clear. Paresh Patel meets the volunteers whose job it is to stop the crowds being crushed by giant spider. It looks as if Mary Beaumont and Jack Gore have their work cut out.

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