The story of cryptography as told in The Code Book is packed with quirkily brilliant characters.

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The Sony tablet entrants are good-looking and quirkily designed, although one fears for any tablet going up against the iPad.

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The hyper troupe makes a manic attempt to perform 30 plays in 60 minutes, and admission cost is quirkily-based on the throw of a dice.

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The most immediate concern, however, is more quirkily Vietnamese.

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The phone books themselves are quirkily evocative.

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But I don't want to go on praising the airlines, or the quirkily thoughtful hour-long wait for baggage, which nicely gives me time to change money, admire the unique arrival hangar and swap hotel information with fellow passengers.

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