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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>I’ve been re-reading all my old “Asterix” comix for the first time in about twenty-five years and had forgotten just how wonderful they are… <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Never appreciated the amusing word-play last time around… BUT definitely notice that the words don’t always fit in the bubbles… guess it’s symptomatic of the translation process – anyone know if it was corrected in later editions or is this just tolerated in translated versions of all comics ??<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>And for some reason (???) I’ve also got this desire to re-visit the Tintin books but second hand prices seem to be high for some reason (????) and the new hardback collections all seem to be in a small A5 format… why why why !!! <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>M.<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>