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Sheep, language and a Bible, you?

Sheep, language and a Bible, you?

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Dec 15, 2024
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by Laura Makabrescu

Last weekend, I bought a 1960’s edition of Gray’s Anatomy. This was joined by a Bible (KJV), an Oxford Dictionary and an Oxford Dictionary of English Grammar. These were bought on Sunday morning.

Sunday afternoon: I have a cup of tea, a hot water bottle on the kidneys and a Highland wool blanket which smells of wet animal. I like thi…

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