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Competition

No. 1240: RIP

Set by Jaspistos: You are invited to com- pose an epitaph (maximum 8 lines) on some- one who had a peculiarly modern (post- war) sort of occupation — e.g. disc jockey, marriage counsellor, traffic warden. Entries to 'Competition No. 1240' by 29 October. The top winner of this and the next 11 com- petitions will receive a bonus prize of a bot- tle of Carlos III Selected Brandy (at least 7 years old), generously provided by Pedro Domecq.