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Chapter 46
The Last Match of the Year
At the first whistle
the huge mouth of the stadium falls silent.
Seagulls circle overhead.
A sense of history fills the air.
Electric words parade the dead.
A soft and beery Monkwearmouth prayer.
At the second whistle
our tribe roars back to life and moves on.
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