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Archives for January 2016

The route was a strange one. A winding road led to an airport, a small jet was waiting for us, we landed two hours later, then travelled by hovercraft into a jungle-like setting.

The house was large, surrounded by wooden decks at least three metres wide, there were eight reception rooms, two kitchens and 12 bedrooms. 

We chose the largest room with a view above the tree tops towards the imaginary city.

Soon we would meet our fellow guests.

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While we were cooking dinner, the baby was born.

Of course it was not until later that we discovered the news. 

Twenty years later the young man had started a company, eschewing a university degradation and indoctrination for the world of innovation and progress.

Cooking is a good hobby if you make it so.

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The explanations and descriptions of hotels on websites are not enough to inspire me to book a room.

It is often easy to see what we could change to evoke trust and positive disposition.

This realization, the understanding of what someone else needs to know, to….well, to know, is valuable, powerful and immensely beneficial.

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The soldiers were skating on the frozen lake, while the ballet dancers were plucking feathers from chickens.

Above all, the sky was clear and words were well chosen.

The treaty was signed.

Dance to the music.

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Yellow boxes and blue circles.

The total package for the modern person.

An antiques collector drives a three wheel car.

There are more recipes for humour, negotiation and conciliation than can be dreamed of in one night. 

A fevered ice cream of machination. 

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