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      <image:title>Journal - The Second Book - Hunting outposts, forests above Handlová, Slovakia, 2026</image:title>
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      <image:caption>Taken near Janova Lehota</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Journal - The Second Book - Long exposures, Handlová, Slovakia, 2026</image:title>
      <image:caption>Taken from the outpost tower above Handlová</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Taken near Prochoť</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Taken near Veľké Pole</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>An old village house near Handlová, Slovakia.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Rows of painted beehives at an apiary near Handlová, Slovakia.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Sunset over the forested Handlová basin in Slovakia.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Notes for the second book, Sør-Arnøy, Norway, 2025</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Michal introducing his journey from Trnava to Norway at Stormen Bibliotek in Bodø, May 2026.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The road out of Handlová towards Žiar nad Hronom, Slovakia, 2013</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Pond above Handlová at night, Slovakia, 2013</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The image used for this website design. It was captured near Sklené pri Handlovej.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>With Linnet, Kenya, 2025</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The Travelling Telescope, Nairobi, Kenya, 2025</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Waterfall in Paradise Lost, Kiambu county, Kenya.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Linnet exploring Mau Mau caves in paradise Lost, Kenya.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Michal Polgár exploring Mau Mau caves in paradise Lost, Kiambu county, Kenya.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Scenery near the waterfall inside Paradise Lost, Kiambu county, Kenya.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Scenery near the waterfall inside Paradise Lost, Kiambu county, Kenya.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Small frog in the grass, Kiambu county, Kenya.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Journal - Kongit - Nairobi to Eldoret</image:title>
      <image:caption>Michal Polgár with Linnet waiting for the plane to Eldoret, Nairobi, Kenya.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Journal - Kongit - A small building near the borders of Bungoma county</image:title>
      <image:caption>A small building near the borders of Bungoma county, Kenya.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Journal - Kongit - A small village near the borders of Bungoma county</image:title>
      <image:caption>A small village near the borders of Bungoma county, Kenya.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A small village near the borders of Bungoma county, Kenya.</image:caption>
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