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\nOne couple has made the move from a home in Brighton and work in the London ad industry to a remote house in PowysSeveral squares of paper are taped discreetly to a wall of Rob Perham and Clive Sweeting\u2019s kitchen, spelling out the names of nearby Welsh villages phonetically. \u201cWe\u2019re working on our pronunciation,\u201d explains Perham. The first time he visited Wales was when he went travelling in his 20s and it was a revelation. \u201cI remember thinking, \u2018What is this place and this language?\u2019 It was beautiful and like nothing I\u2019d seen before.\u201dIt was so damp in the basement that frogs were hopping around \u2013 and in the attic you could see sky through the slates Continue reading…
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