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The Editor has a breakdown

Not me personally, though putting this issue, with the extra 32-pages together was stressful. I’m talking about one of my fleet of cars – resulting in waiting for the recovery services to help.

But before that, I had notice to give up a lock-up I rent in South London. I‘d rented this space for 15 years – it was cheaper to rent here than anywhere else as I knew the owner of the said garage. However, they now wanted it back. That meant my

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