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Mission Highly Improbable

Saul David MIMI AND TOUTOU Go FORTH: THE BIZARRE BATTLE OF LAKE TANGANYIKA by Giles Foden Michael Joseph, £16.99, pp. 319, ISBN 07718145550 £14.99 (plus /2.25 p&p) 0870 800 4848......

Insects With Hairy Eyes

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