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Competition

No. 1254: No stars

Set by Jaspistos: What are the features of a very ill-run hotel or boarding-house which a guest should prepare himself for? Six ex- amples, please, within 120 words. Entries to `Competition No. 1254' by 11 February. The winner of this competition will receive a bonus prize of a bottle of Corton 1964 through the kindness of Andrew Bruce, Wine Consultant, 26 Napier Avenue, Lon- don SW6 3UT.