My answer to his question "How did you get here?" ("Aeroplane") did not humour him.
But despite its size, population and economy standing dwarflike next to the London giant, I did not feel like I was "downsizing" on my trip to Belgrade. Quite the contrary.
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Dean is ready to push for glory again after being edged out of title defence
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Norris: I'm not proud of how I behaved last week
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Segro's green shoots for warehouse sector
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I use headphones every day and this is the question that makes me shudder
IT IS the question I fear most in life.
Thanks Kamala, brat summer is over already
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Distrust the bellicose prophets of doom with their bad history
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Thieves steal £185,000 diamond watch
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'Paris will be wrecked by the Olympic Games'
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