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Letter from Beijing
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Of myths and messiahs
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‘No one’s noticed that he’s
resigned over Brexit.’
‘On second thoughts, I’d give the bins a miss.’
‘She just wants to chill and have
greatness thrust upon her.’
‘I have the usual middle-class attitude to drugs.’
‘They always have to muck around
with Macbeth, don’t they?’
‘They have a very short shelf life.’
‘I remember quiet days like that.’
‘The tension’s unbearable
— I can’t bear to watch.’
‘It’s to celebrate 100 years of Brexit negotiations.’
