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"I got back to my birth and I was in a completely altered state of consciousness,"
he said.

An aged photograph of a man and woman in trousers and sweaters sitting on a park bench with a toddler boy and girl

"I was very adventuresome and nothing sort of fazed me,"
Brenda said.

A black and white photo of a young boy and woman holding a witchetty grub up above their mouth.

"I was very naive,"
she said.

"The old woman massaged her back and her tummy … they just took a piece of a rock and cut the umbilical cord,"
Brenda said.
An aged photograph of a group of women standing in front of a stone building watching children

"I was practical, I'm not that kind of a person that dwells on a lot of things,"
Brenda said.
An historic black and white photograph of a woman carrying packs on her back

"[I thought] wow, this is a beautiful handwritten name, that's all I had, just her name."
Hand written adoption papers

"I found your birth mother alive and well living on Vancouver Island and she's happy to meet you,"
Amy said.

"It was amazing … looking right in her eyes and just feeling, wow this is really my mother,"
he said.
A man and woman look at each other smiling.

"I said, 'Mum, I'm here in Alice Springs to honour my conception.'"

Sol Clarke enjoying a beer in Alice Springs

"So I said, 'Oh well I better order a beer to celebrate.'"
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