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Old red eyes is backIt's always flattering to be missed (or a relief, as with that harrowing incident in the Philippines some years back where only a chance deflection off a bottle of gin saved me from a sniper's bullet). So I was both touched and moved to hear that a deluge of literally a handful of inquiries regarding my absence last week had swamped the FO Week offices. Well, you will no doubt be pleased to know that I have returned. I wasn't asleep under a table in my club, as some wags have suggested, nor was I spending...

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