Swimming in the local lake

There is a local secret in my town, a small but beautiful lake surrounded by trees set back from the town down a narrow backroad. On hot days people chuck on their bathers (swimming clothes) and jump in to cool off and play in the water. There are swings in the trees that the locals keep putting up over the lake, and the council keeps removing, but every time I return someone has put them back again!

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