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Afterthought

By ALAN BRIEN `THINK about death?' ob- served Brendan Behan to me on one of his many death - beds. 'Bigod, I'd rather be dead than think about death.'I have printed this......

Young Squirts

By LESLIE ADRIAN Today. they are much more likely to be holding their forefinger daintily on the button of a plastic cylinder as it obediently atomises into the atmosphere a......

Chess

By PHILIDOR 241. A. ELLEKMAN (Guidelli—Ellerman folder, 1917) BLACK it men) WHITE (8 men) WHITE to play and mate in two moves; solution next week. Solution to No. 240 (Gamage):......