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Graham P Davis writes:
John Hall wrote:

They had Thomas Thingummy (I won't even attempt to spell his surname)

Perhaps you might have had better luck with that than his first name. ;-)


Ah, is he "Tomas"? In that case my apologies to Mr Thingummy.
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John Hall "[It was] so steep that at intervals the street broke into steps,
like a person breaking into giggles or hiccups, and then resumed
its sober climb, until it had another fit of steps."
Ursula K Le Guin "The Beginning Place"