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Bonfire night! The Stars Are Bright

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Edited by Patricia Stammers, Wednesday, 14 Nov 2012, 16:55

Went to the village firework display, with Clare and her boyf.

Hordes of dark lumps, large and small, wandering around the green, scoffing hog in a bun and swigging ale. A fire burned in a corner. Reminded me of a Breughel painting. We reckoned someone lost the matches because the fireworks did not begin until twenty minutes after the advertised time.

When the first rocket was launched a great cheer resounded. I walked home after the sixth. Didn't there used to be catherine wheels, Vesuvius's smoke, sparklers and Prince of Wales Feathers?

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