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Jonn Elledge's avatar

I have just realised I didn't even mention the sex or swearing. Those were the big controversial things at the time, and neither leapt out at me as remotely important. Huh.

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James Cooray Smith's avatar

Are you sure it’s not a model of a train?

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James Griffin's avatar

I didn’t care for it at the time either, and I was (checks notes) 19.

And how did I not know that the two potential companions were developed in parallel??!!!

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Tom Marshall's avatar

It was three! Consideration was given to having, of all people, William Blake from Neil Penswick’s The Pit as a companion.

Which would’ve been hilarious because he’s a) nothing like the historical Blake, and b) really craply written in a really crap book.

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