Watch close while I work now, feel the electric of my touch, open my trembling flower, or your petals I'll crush.

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"I've had no involvement (in the appointment of a new coach) whatsoever, apart from my thoughts on how things went with Andy Flower, " said Strauss.

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When I'd finally arrive at the square of the Louvre, the pickpockets would smile at me in greeting, while the flower seller pushed a nosegay of bruised violets or tiny pink roses into my hands.

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