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The hole story

I found this rock on the beach when I was on holiday in Wales...

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I found this rock on the beach when I was on holiday in Wales. It has lots of holes, and I couldn’t find any other rock with holes like it. What made them? Was it an animal or the sea?

Lily Shama (age 7), Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, UK

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