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nation shall speak peace unto nation

I, in common with the majority of the developed world, accrue more than my fair share of spam. Most of it slips under the radar in terms of literary merit needless to say, but now and then one plops into the inbox that demands greater scrutiny on the slow march to the recycle bin. These are they:

The strap says it all for most of them of course, except Bogong. I have no idea what that was peddling. I wish now I'd looked.

I also received the following heartfelt, if maladroitly rendered, entreaty from Bessie Hicks. Thanks, Bess:

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The upshot of which was she wanted me to buy a Rolex watch.