I read Mysteries (in which I include all the sub-classes of police dramas, detective novels and old-style who-dun-its) because, like good food and drink, I damn well like them; they pass the time pleasantly; they are mind-candy;

The company was granted the exclusive right to exploit the oil resources of the province.

The popcorn you're eating has been pissed in. Film at 11.

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