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C&#250;pla uair an chloig ar &#225;r suaimhneas &#243; dheas, &#243; cheantar Liosp&#243;in go dt&#237; an Algarve, agus stad againn le breosla a fh&#225;il ar an mbealach.<\/p>\n<p>Agus muid ag teacht isteach sa sr&#225;idbhaile, ba cheart go raibh &#225;r dturas beagnach thart.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCas ar dheis,\u201d arsa Google Maps.<\/p>\n<p>Chaill m&#233; an casadh.<\/p>\n<p>Bh&#237; dh&#225; chasadh ar dheis an-ghar d&#225; ch&#233;ile. Faoin am ar thuig m&#233; mo dhearmad, bh&#237; bealach eile aimsithe ag Google d&#250;inn cheana f&#233;in.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCas ar chl&#233;.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sr&#225;id ch&#250;ng a bh&#237; inti, ach bh&#237; d&#243;thain sp&#225;is ann don SUV, agus beag&#225;n le sp&#225;r&#225;il.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCas ar dheis.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Casadh g&#233;ar a bh&#237; ann. 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