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unearths some literary gems.
From Butterfly Brain, by Barry Cryer:***A while back, the Guardian newspaper sent five people to hang about in public places, listen to people talking and bring back the results. My favourite was from a garden centre, where a man was overheard saying that the sundial he bought last year had "paid for itself already." I immediately rang Alan Bennett, because we have a shared love of these sorts of snippets.***From Lost in the Horse Latitudes, by H. Allen Smith's:***[Highlights of the "Principal Characters" section]Charles Daggett, who is careful about pencils.Joan Fontaine, a lap leaper.Paul Jones, a tangent-talker.Havelock Ellis, an expert on things.***From And Now All This, by Sellar & Yeatman***Mt. Everest is 29,002 feet high. Do you consider this sufficient?***
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