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Low life

How a May Day car-boot sale gave me back my optimism

7 May 2022

9:00 AM

7 May 2022

9:00 AM

So that’s it. Is a third world war possible? It’s already begun, opined a retired US general in the newspaper. Oh good. I shouted down the stairs to Catriona: ‘World War Three’s started.’ Catriona said she’d better get the washing in, then go down to the village shop to get fresh coriander.

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