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...She’s forty-something, pretty but not trying too hard, wearing torn jeans and good boots, and with a lot of time on her hands while the kids are in class....
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...As “Sampha’s Prayer” died away, DJ Tiiny appeared on stage and the stabbing breakbeats of “Big for Your Boots” rolled across Victoria Park....
...The mournful music of military funerals does not drown out the daily music of life in big cities....
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...You know, if they’re making a boot that tends to be more carbon efficient than a boot, maybe they made five years ago, but very few companies. And there’s only the big ones....
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