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Stephen Gilfedder: ‘The Public Pathways Flying Squad Reports’ and ‘When She Left the Room’

The Public Pathways Flying Squad Reports Investigations are continuing into the outbreak of footpath desecration in Waramanga circa 1979. Some cold cases have gone very cold— the infamous and ever neat “D.T.” we believe was eliminated when his Sandman rolled exiting the Starlight Drive-In at high speed after inscribing the speaker box with a Kilroy variation; some work of “Richard”, as in “Richard loves Cassie” has been covered up by subsequent cementary; and the author of “The facts were these …” doubtless has gone to ground in academia. We’ve called in Forensics to analyse the concrete composition of the many…

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