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'They had reached the end of the garden now; cornfields the colour of French mustard and bluey-green woods stretched to the horizon. The Ministry for Sport, when Rupert was offered it, had been merely a PR post, answerable to the Min ''The Beeb will sack you if they find out,' said Janey, who was painting her nails because it was less hassle than cleaning them. 'If Tony turns up, he'll kill us both.
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