Back I go, as if cartwheeling around eternity in some kind of endless, loopy nightmare.

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Being behind the wheel can be a dream (the Pacific Coast Highway) or a nightmare (endless traffic jams).

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And telephoning an American company is a guarantee of an automated nightmare of options, starting with the most improbable and long-winded, and culminating in an endless wait to talk to a human being.

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