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Dan Sokolov pictured at his Crepe Box kiosk on Bray seafront. Photo: Gerry Mooney
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At a brightly painted seaside kiosk, clutches of colourful beachballs bobbing in the stiff breeze, the young worker inside is taking a well-earned breather.
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