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Lonely Hearts · Ref. 0110

The library in Thame knows my reservations before I speak and I have started arriving with a prepared opening line for the counter. Would like to practise it on someone who is not employed to be patient with me.

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  • Sixty-one. Last winter I learned to make bread properly, and I now produce one loaf a week for one person, slice it, freeze it, and eat it slowly over six days like a hostage. Bring an appetite.Ref. 0111
  • A man at the studio asked what reformer pilates actually is. I explained for forty minutes without water and he never once looked at the door, which is the longest anyone in this village has held my attention, including the mirror.Ref. 0097

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