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The 53rd Attempt
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Keep trying until you succeed, no matter what you are attempting.
Even if it's the attempt to discover time travel.
Better luck next time, perhaps?
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Ray Daley
Ray Daley was born in Coventry & still lives there. He served 6 yrs in the RAF as a clerk & spent most of his time in a Hobbit hole in High Wycombe. He is a published poet & has been writing stories since he was 10. His current dream is to eventually finish the Hitch Hikers fanfic novel he's been writing since 1986.
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