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The Wimple

Danilo had parked in an abandoned field near the seminary school. He opened the boot and took out the tools of his trade, the buckets, trowels and spades. He was about to take the back seat down when he heard a noise. “Why did you stop?” “I thought I heard something. Did you?” “No.” “It …

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Jeu du Mal

On Jeu du Mall Who is not familiar with the common garden game played with mallet, ball and hoop? The Garden game is not exactly croquet, but its roots must surely be from the same tree. If I fear I must accept some responsibility for certain irregularities and anomalies in its evolution, the Garden game …

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Anatole and the Coconuts

On Music Once upon a time the Garden was all black and white. When Anatole arrived here, he brought with him the colour of otherworldly music. First, there were the records, which the gnomes called CRACKLES. “What is this strange sound?” they asked as their legs began involuntarily to dance. “Why, this is Dixie Land,” …

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