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Tha Raghnall agus Cailean nan seann charaidean. Bidh iad a鈥� feuchainn ri l脿mh-an-uachdair fhaighinn air a ch猫ile. Leig iad an dreuchdan dhiubh. Tha cus 霉ine aca airson a bhith a鈥� beachdachadh air gnothaichean 鈥� m貌r agus suarach. Latha a bha seo, bha iad nan suidhe c貌mhla air being.

听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥楢bair an sealladh a fhuair mi an latha eile,鈥� thuirt Raghnall.

听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥楢n robh thu ann an 脿ite br猫agha?鈥� dh鈥檉haighnich Cailean.

听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥楧h鈥檉haodadh tu sin a r脿dh, 鈥檚 d貌cha. Chan eil mi cinnteach,鈥� arsa Raghnall.

听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥楥脿鈥� robh thu?鈥� thuirt Cailean.

鈥楤ha mi a鈥� coiseachd seachad air p脿irc nan lomnochdaichean,鈥� thuirt Raghnall.

鈥楶脿irc nan lomnochdaichean?鈥� arsa Cailean. 鈥楧猫 tha sin?鈥�

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鈥樏�ite far am bi daoine a鈥� coiseachd timcheall gun aodach orra.鈥�

鈥極 鈥� an e lomnochdaiche a鈥� Gh脿idhlig air nudist? B鈥� e貌lach do sheanair air sin!鈥�

鈥楾ha fhios agam,鈥� thuirt Raghnall. 鈥楥han eil cus dhiubh ann an Alba!鈥�

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鈥楾ha i ro fhuar!鈥� arsa Cailean.

鈥楿ill, bidh iad fo chabair ann an togalach bl脿th. Ach a-mh脿in air l脿ithean samhraidh,鈥� thuirt Raghnall. 鈥楥o-dhi霉, 鈥檚 e latha samhraidh a bha ann. Chuir mi mo cheann thairis air an fheansa. Bhruidhinn mi ri bodach is cailleach.鈥�

鈥楢n robh iad lomnochd?鈥� dh鈥檉haighnich Cailean.

鈥楤ha, gu dearbh,鈥� dh鈥檃ontaich Raghnall. 鈥楧矛reach mar a bha iad an latha a rugadh iad.鈥�

鈥楨h?鈥� thuirt Cailean.

鈥楿ill, chan ann buileach mar a bha iad nuair a rugadh iad,鈥� dh鈥檃idich Raghnall le g脿ire.

鈥楢gus bhruidhinn thu riutha... D猫 thuirt thu?鈥�

鈥� 鈥淪maoinichibh orm,鈥� thuirt mi riutha, 鈥渕ar bheathach. Tha mi air machraichean m貌ra Afraga. Tha sibhse nur beathaichean cuideachd. Tha sibh coltach rium, ach eadar-dhealaichte. 鈥橲 e asal-stiallach a tha annam. 鈥橲 e asail a tha annaibh. Agus a bheil fhios agaibh d猫 tha mi airson a r脿dh ribh?鈥� 鈥�

鈥楪abh mo leisgeul,鈥� thuirt Cailean. 鈥楧猫 tha ann an asal-stiallach?鈥�

鈥楽eabra,鈥� thuirt Raghnall. 鈥楥oltach ri asal le stiallan air.鈥�

鈥極, ceart gu le貌r. Tha sin a鈥� d猫anamh ciall. An do fhreagair iad thu?鈥� dh鈥檉haighnich Cailean.

鈥楥ha do fhreagair,鈥� thuirt Raghnall. 鈥楥ha d鈥� fhuair iad teansa. Oir thug mi freagairt dhaibh.鈥�

鈥楢gus?鈥� dh鈥檉haighnich Cailean.

鈥楾huirt mi 鈥� 鈥渢ha sibh coltach rium sa h-uile d貌igh, ach nach eil stiall oirbh!鈥� 鈥�

Ronnie and Colin are old friends. Each tries to get one over the other. They are retired. They have too much time for thinking about things 鈥� great and trifling. One day, they were sitting together on a bench.

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听听听听听听听 鈥榃hat a view I got the other day,鈥� said Ronnie.

听听听听听听听 鈥榃ere you in a beautiful place?鈥� asked Colin.

听听听听听听听 鈥榊ou could say that, perhaps. I鈥檓 not sure,鈥� said Ronnie.

听听听听听听听 鈥榃here were you?鈥� said Colin.

听听听听听听听 鈥業 was walking past the park of lomnochdaichean,鈥� said Ronnie.

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听听听听听听听 鈥楾he park of lomnochd-aichean?鈥� said Colin. 鈥榃hat鈥檚 that?鈥�

听听听听听听听 A place where people walk around without clothes on them.鈥�

听听听听听听听 鈥極h ... is lomnochdaiche the Gaelic for nudist? I鈥檝e never heard the like!鈥�

听听听听听听听 鈥業 know,鈥� said Ronnie. 鈥楾here鈥檚 not too many of them in Scotland!鈥�

听听听听听听听 鈥業t鈥檚 too cold!鈥� said Colin.

听听听听听听听 鈥榃ell, they鈥檙e indoors in a warm building. Except on summer days,鈥� said Ronnie. 鈥楢nyway, it was a summer鈥檚 day. I stuck my head over the fence. I spoke to an old man and an old woman.鈥�

听听听听听听听 鈥榃ere they naked?鈥� asked Colin.

听听听听听听听 鈥業ndeed they were,鈥� agreed Ronnie. 鈥楯ust as they were the day they were born.鈥�

听听听听听听听 鈥楨h?鈥� said Colin.

听听听听听听听 鈥榃ell, not exactly as they were when they were born,鈥� admitted Ronnie with a smile.

听听听听听听听 鈥楢nd you spoke to them... What did you say?鈥�

听听听听听听听 鈥� 鈥淭hink of me,鈥� I said to them, 鈥渁s an animal. I鈥檓 on the great plains of Africa. You are also animals. You are like me, but different. I鈥檓 a 鈥榮triped ass鈥�. You are asses. And do you know what I want to say to you?鈥� 鈥�

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听听听听听听听 鈥楨xcuse me,鈥� said Colin. 鈥榃hat is a 鈥榮triped ass鈥�?鈥�

听听听听听听听 鈥楢 zebra,鈥� said Ronnie. 鈥楲ike an ass with stripes on it.鈥�

听听听听听听听 鈥極h, alright. That makes sense. Did they reply to you?鈥� asked Colin.

听听听听听听听 鈥楴o,鈥� said Ronnie. 鈥楾hey didn鈥檛 get a chance. Because I gave them an answer.鈥�

听听听听听听听 鈥楢nd?鈥� asked Colin.