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Knuckles by Michael Mcmanus

Knuckles
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Figure from the left in the colour of beetroot, also they have special trousers, but where is templ,e of love?

The Irishman was beetroot red with exhaustion. I was cool.

Hey cool guy your figure work is marvellous, love the story Michael.

I thought it was from Paul Bellows, but I would not be surprised if Singer Sargent did fighters too. Great work.

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30/09/2017
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After Singer. An Irish traveller bloke that challenged me to a bare knuckle fight in the street at Appleby Fair for a wager of £100. After five minutes his family threw the towel in 'cause he was out of his class. I gave the money to charity.

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Michael Mcmanus

I was born in 1946. In the 1960s and part of the 70s I was an airman in the Royal Navy, Fleet Air Arm. I joined Durham Constabulary in 1971. In 1999 I retired from policing and began teaching sociology and criminology at Durham University with emphasis on policing and researching crime. I am drawn…

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