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Jaques d'Alltrades wrote:
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Thus it is, that all Franz's posts are now fed direct to worms and turn
into compost, saving me from going blind and mad trying to disentangle
them. (The posts, not the worms). Try it, and your own confusion will
melt away like snow off a dike.

Do dikes stand still long enough to get a covering of snow?

It depends on how grim they are.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.