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WHERE WILL WE GO NOW?

A group of young surfers I knew were rolling down the street on a Wednesday night. Eyes glassy with half a dozen beers, hearts set on a few more at another pub.

‘What’s the occasion I asked?’

‘A mate’s flying to Mexico!’ came the boozy response. “We’re having a few beers to see him off.”

They might as well have

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