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UNESCO heritage, "No to the MASSACRE of the Valley"
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More Info;      Unesco - Heritage .
please sign this petition, it's very important for the Dordogne Monuments,  share this with your friends; thank you.


from left to right, Marqueyssac - Beynac - Castelnaud
NO THE MASSACRE IN THE VALLEY OF THE DORDOGNE!
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IN DEMOCRACY NO IT'S NO!



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