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Life in the Alps

Working up on the alpine pastures.

The book “Hirtenstock und Käsebrecher” (Shepherd’s Crook and Cheese Stirrer) portrays the diverse characters of the people who undertake the backbreaking summer work on top of the Alps. (Photos: Giorgio Hösli/Paul Hugentobler)

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