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"I returned to civilian life, agreeing with , that the first duty of a wine was to be red, adding my own corollary tha…"

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"My friends used to wonder how I could afford to do so much travelling. But actually travel was an economy for me. I d…"

"There comes some time an end to all things, to the good and to the bad."