He eventually recommended a hysterectomy and afterwards said it was the worst case of endometriosis he had ever seen.

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For some time afterwards he remained true to his humble origins in his opinions despite an ever grander and more decadent style of life.

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Speaking afterwards Blair said aid was now going in to Afghanistan at a far greater rate than ever before and that food was being delivered to the people who most needed it, as a result of the changing military situation.

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You go and you read James Joyce's The Dead, and there's the most brilliant example of the party scene that's ever been written, and I think you can get a little closer to being able to do it afterwards.

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