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Beaten to the punch

MY uncle, who is 93, has been living alone during lockdown. He stays in good humour, enjoys his subscription to your magazine and I take his shopping round for him. When I called today to check in and get his shopping list, he said he had some bad news. I immediately feared the worst, but it transpires that the

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