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What is, uh, what do you want me to say? You have found, Cornelian, Season 3, Wild Boys.

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The story of the Bush Boys Who Weren't lives in the collective Vernon memory in a very specific way.

Two boys showed up in Vernon who no one had ever seen before.

These two wild children appear in our community.

So thin and ghostly, gaunt.

They had rags in their back.

And they don't have a home.

They told us a fantastical story. They were born and raised in the bush. Had apparently never seen a telephone. They'd never been to school. They'd never been to dentists, nothing. It was like finding the lost tribe in New Guinea. The good people of Vernon rallied around the boys. I kind of made it a mission to see if I can help them. To try and lend a hand.

We gave them food, clothing, and shelter because of the story they told us.

And then we found out on national television.

The story was a lie.

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