29 APRIL 2000, Page 51

No. 2136: Qwertyuiop...

You are invited to write 52 words of plausi- ble prose in which the first letter of each word follows the pattern of the typewriter keyboard, from left to right. You have to go through the 26 letters of the alphabet twice, and ex can stand for x. Entries to 'Competition No. 2136' by 11 May.