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Reflections of a working writer and reader

As a poet there is only one political duty, and that is to defend one's language against corruption. When it is corrupted, people lose faith in what they hear and this leads to violence. W.H. Auden

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Presque vu XXII

Wikipedia reveals mass editing and input by the usual suspects - The CIA, the Vatican, the British Labour Party and the Church of Scientology.

Thanks to Ann Marie for this one.

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I’ve been exploring the site, Read Print, which offers a free online library of classic texts. There are thousands of volumes to choose from. Similar to Bartleby, I suppose, but seems easier to use. You can search within the texts, too.

Thanks to Jennifer for this one.

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This World Clock, sent to me by Geoff Gritten, is an interesting piece of kit.

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