It was as though a hugeblowlamphad gone over the island, scorching and scouring the countryside.
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He was not saying that he would put on a white coat, go around with ablowlampand modernise the economy; he was saying something quite different.
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They took an interest in local occupations, in the plumber with his oxyacetyleneblowlamp, the glazier with his diamond cutter and the men with the fast cars.
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