The perimeter quotation is from L.P. Hartley’s The Go-Between, in which Leo, Marian and Ted are the main characters.
First prize Robert Hirst, Twineham, West Sussex
Runners-up Peter Moody, Portchester, Hampshire; Willie Hamilton, Exeter

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