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British naked chalk giant gets spruced up

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Getting hot and sweaty in a British heatwave, volunteers from home and abroad have been hard at work all week to restore a historic naked chalk giant dubbed "Rude Man" on a hillside in southwest England.The 180-foot (55-metre) Cerne Abbas Giant, carved into the side of a chalk hill in Dorset, is restored around every decade to prevent it from fading into the grassy landscape.

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