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The Only Thing I Shall Talk About Is My Sporting Achievements At School. My Primary Sporting Achievement At School Was That I Dodged Games For Two Complete Years And Was Well Through The Third Year Before They Discovered That I Had Completely Avoided All Games.

-John Hume

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The Only Thing I Shall Talk About

John Hume

The Only Thing I Shall Talk About Is My Sporting Achievements At School. My Primary Sporting Achievement At School Was That I Dodged Games For Two Complete Years And Was Well Through The Third Year Before They Discovered That I Had Completely Avoided All Games.

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