Armed with just a shovel and a water measuring stick, the fisherman walks across the field until he reaches the Roglain, a small stream which feeds into the River Sarthe in northern France. Once in the middle of the stream he agitates the mud with his boots and then waits. Within a few seconds the water has taken on a blackish hue.
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