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At first it looked to me like a Chinese Laundry account, but when I had orientated it, I saw that the first line said " | At first it looked to me like a Chinese Laundry account, but when I had orientated it, I saw that the first line said " | ||
- | I set off in what I hoped was a Westerly direction and began to pace out 450 yards. I counted and muttered my way along, hoping that instinct would automatically stop me when I had covered the required distance. I was concentrating hard when, suddenly I tripped over a stone hidden in the long grass. Dash! I had lost count of my steps and what's more had rolled over and come up facing the wrong directibn! | + | I set off in what I hoped was a Westerly direction and began to pace out 450 yards. I counted and muttered my way along, hoping that instinct would automatically stop me when I had covered the required distance. I was concentrating hard when, suddenly I tripped over a stone hidden in the long grass. Dash! I had lost count of my steps and what's more had rolled over and come up facing the wrong direction! |
- | Tenderly nursing a bruised shin, I decided to try the next direction on the list. It was "150 N.E.", | + | |
- | little later, a large, panting dog rushed past, followed by his master, | + | Tenderly nursing a bruised shin, I decided to try the next direction on the list. It was "150 N.E.", -North East, now where would that be? I wet my finger and tried to "Find the Wind" like they do on sailing ships. Somebody had said, that morning, that the wind was a South Westerly, and I thought -- anyway, there was no wind, so, liking the look of a hillock ahead, I strolled to the top to see the view. And what did I see? The competitors had spread themselves over the whole countryside in an endeavour to find this elusive " |
- | Once more I consulted my list - I paced and counted my way along, first in this direction, and then that, but something must have gone wrong somewherelfor | + | |
- | I felt that I had been walking for a long time, and I was hungry. Thoughts returned to my abandoned breakfast. Then a " | + | A little later, a large, panting dog rushed past, followed by his master, very red in the face, both looking exhausted. They had come a long, hard way. Once more I consulted my list - I paced and counted my way along, first in this direction, and then that, but something must have gone wrong somewhere, for then I stopped to look around again, the camp site had disappeared, |
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- | some thick scrub and there, | + | I felt that I had been walking for a long time, and I was hungry. Thoughts returned to my abandoned breakfast. Then a " |
- | Competitors were still struggling in from all points of the compass, blood stained knees and dusty clothes reminiscent of a test walk rather than a Sports | + | |
+ | Competitors were still struggling in from all points of the compass, blood stained knees and dusty clothes reminiscent of a test walk rather than a Sports | ||
Soon we were all congratulating the fair haired lass who was announced the winner. | Soon we were all congratulating the fair haired lass who was announced the winner. | ||
- | I wandered back to camp - the fire was dead, my breakfast was stone cold,but what did it matter, I had had a morning' | + | |
- | OUT OWN MEETING | + | I wandered back to camp - the fire was dead, my breakfast was stone cold, but what did it matter, I had had a morning' |
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+ | =====At Our Own Meeting===== | ||
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The Club also has a wedding present for Ian Malcolm, but as he is living in the country we shall not have the pleasure of handing this to him personally. | The Club also has a wedding present for Ian Malcolm, but as he is living in the country we shall not have the pleasure of handing this to him personally. |
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