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On a leaf-strewn autumn path under a horse chestnut tree, a wheaten Cairn Terrier sniffs at a shiny conker as a young Black father, a toddler on his hip, crouches to offer the dog something tasty instead.

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Pocketful of Conkers

Every autumn, a child comes home from the park with a pocketful of conkers, at least one already named after a footballer. And every parent of a toddler knows the other half of autumn: the little hand heading for the mouth, and a walk spent prising things out of a sticky fist under every horse chestnut tree.

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