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There are 30,000 Berlin households that still use coal heating. Follow coal delivery man Henry Schulz as he works a job that, he believes, will no longer exist once he reaches retirement age.

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Coal delivery man Henry Schulz loads his lorry with combustible fuel in Berlin on Feb. 5, 2013. Mr. Schulz, 53, has been working as a coal delivery man for more than 30 years.THOMAS PETER/Reuters

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Mr. Schulz fills baskets with coal. He works for Helmut Braun Combustible Fuel, a three-man company that is one of the few remaining coal retailers in Berlin.THOMAS PETER/Reuters

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Mr. Schulz's tattoos are shown as he rests on a shovel at the Helmut Braun Combustible Fuel retailer.THOMAS PETER/Reuters

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Mr. Schulz searches for an address as he drives to a customer in Berlin. On a busy day he carries up to 10 tons of coal into the basements or flats of his customers.THOMAS PETER/Reuters

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Mr. Schulz carries packages of coal into the basement of a customer. There are roughly 30,000 Berlin household that still use coal heating.THOMAS PETER/Reuters

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Mr. Schulz holds a basket that he uses to carry coal. He says that business is in decline and that the job will no longer exist by the time he reaches retirement age.THOMAS PETER/Reuters

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Mr. Schulz carries packages of coal into the basement of a customer.THOMAS PETER/Reuters

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Mr. Schulz unloads coal into the basement of a customer.THOMAS PETER/Reuters

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