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Campbell wants the boat to be repaired, but the
Lottery Heritage Fund wants it to remain partially damaged... I want her to look shiny, bright, engineering perfect... I want the young people from all over the world to be able to come and view her in the museum, in Coniston where she can be displayed as she should be so she can show what she achieved, what my father achieved and what British engineering achieved.... That's my dream and I won't settle for anything less."
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