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Visiting the Menton man of God

“Hey, Mum, can I borrow your tail straightener?”

London was busy: the plays, the sights. One day, I happened upon a far-right rally. I wandered among the grim old couples, the sunburned yobs and their jowly dogs. My plans changed when a policeman told me I had nine minutes to leave the square. Police were about to separate the group from a counter-protest, and

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