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Hey, was a mysteryman, I supposewe'd saysubsequently, lookingback, isthereanythingyousay?
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I shouldhavepickeditup.
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And I rememberseeingthatatthetime, and I thought, Well, youknow, he's a verytenseman, thatthat's theonlyparticular, um, characteristicthat I canremember.
Didanyonecomeuptoyou?
AndinalltheyearsyouwereinBallaratonsay, youknowthatbutRidsdalethatyoushared a housewithWatchout!
NoBalleret 31 yearsago.
There's a lotofwaterunderthebridgeafterthat.
But I didn't saythattomewhen I wasinBallarat.
After a fewyears, you'reappointedisoneoftheconsultants.
Youwereanupandcomingyoungman.
You'd hadwelleducated, smart, seenas a manofthefuture.