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<DIV>On the highway just before San Anton I came upon a German Shepard (dog)
cheerfully trotting back from Castrojeriz towards Hontanas.</DIV>
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<DIV>I assumed that it was Berni the famed companion of pilgrims but somebody
just told me Berni died back in February.</DIV>
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<DIV>Does anybody have confirmation and, if true, does Berni now have a
successor?</DIV>
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<DIV>Jeffrey</DIV></BODY></HTML>