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Suas go dt\u00ed dianghlas\u00e1il na pand\u00e9ime, bh\u00ednn ann go minic ag siopad\u00f3ireacht, agus gach m\u00ed n\u00f3 mar sin, d\u2019fhaighinn bearradh gruaige sa siopa bearb\u00f3ra.  T\u00e1 an bearb\u00f3ir c\u00e9anna agam le bliain is fiche anois.  Emilio is ainm d\u00f3, fear as C\u00faba \u00f3 dh\u00fachas.  Is leis an siopa bearb\u00f3ra, agus cabhra\u00edonn bearb\u00f3ir eile leis, fear darb ainm John, \u00f3 am go ham, agus go h\u00e1irithe nuair a bh\u00edonn a l\u00e1n custaim\u00e9ir\u00ed ag fanacht.<\/p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:6pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\">Rith s\u00e9 liom dul go dt\u00ed an siopa bearb\u00f3ra, chun a fh\u00e1il amach an raibh s\u00e9 ar oscailt, \u00f3s \u00e9 gur cheada\u00edodh iad a bheith ar oscailt ar\u00eds c\u00fapla seachtain \u00f3 shin.  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