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Views of the kiwi are largely obscured, as the straight-ahead view is from within the camp. The kiwi is visible from
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maintained the Kiwi through their offices in London, employing local villagers to do the work. Although it had "little if any advertising value ", they explained their interest in its upkeep as its being a memorial to the New
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309:"Kiwi Chalk Figure above Bulford Camp (1443438)"
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