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Ted Walker

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3 picks · 1969–1972

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The Ariel
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A young man in England visits his father, who's had an operation for arthritis, & now must use crutches until he can walk again. His mother tells him …

Carnival
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Micky Hudd, a 12-year-old English boy, wore a Devil's costume, which his mother had made, for the Carnival. This was the first time he was permitted to…

Donovan's Boots
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The author, an Englishman, is in bounty Wexford, Ireland, walking to Rosslare to get the boat home. In the Sportsman's Bar it is recommended that he …