To kick things off, let me ask you to ponder a very fundamental question about your relationship with technology.

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Please stop and ponder this question for a minute before moving on.

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That is a question readers might care to ponder.

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Mr Lucas heads off with another question to ponder: is it already far too late to start queuing for a seat in the Wilson Room?

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