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1 story matching barrier
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:barri, barrio, barbier, barrist, berrier, carrier
- The Canoe Habit: A Barrier to Progress
A traveler visits Dungeness and finds the local reliance on canoes and traditional methods a stubborn obstacle to the region's economic modernization.