Shooting Gazette

No good thing ever dies

uring the Christmas break, I decided it was time to sort through the organised chaos that I call my study. Despite its haphazard appearance, I pride myself on my ability to find things in an instant. However, hidden away in one corner draw I discovered something I thought I had lost, something I have been meaning to share with readers for years. In a large brown envelope was a 75-page document

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