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Suzy: We are a bit behind this month as the helper monkey kept forgetting to download one key element of the text. Apologies. Mickey: Turns out I was right. S: Well, that gets us off to a doubly bad start this month. M: Oi! I was talking about the end of a nice summer out…
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Mickey: I have a bad feeling that I am soon to be removed from the field and put in a stable. Suzy: As we speak, the weather forecast is horrible, so your instincts might be right. Time to think about racing again. M: Ahead of you there. I have consulted our guru of all things…
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Suzy: How are things at Shovelstrode? Mickey: Pretty good. Our big hole is coming along nicely. S: Big hole? M: The one we are digging in paddock next to the gallops. S: Ooooohhh, kayyyy. M: Aren’t you digging one? S: No. M: Why not? S: Don’t need one. Really don’t understand why you need one.…
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Suzy: You are being quite hard to get hold of this month. Mickey: Been out in the field. No signal or anything. S: Which field? M: Head for the A264 and first one over the river. There is a public footpath through it, so we get to see lots of people. S: Lots of treats?…
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Suzy Wood: I have been on holiday… Monansunu: Yes. We noticed. And it is not even summer yet. SW: …I have been on holiday and greatly enjoyed it. As much fun as all my Shovelstrode colleagues are, even Shaw’s Cross… M: He has retired. SW: Good for him. Has he taken up the traditional, nowadays,…
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