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Felix francis studied physics and electronics at london university and then spent seventeen years teaching advancedlevel physics. Praise for dick franciss refusal to the delight of dickfelix francis fans, sid halley gets back into investigations after an eightyear hiatus. I dont know if clicking on it will download a virus. Sir richard stewart, chairman of the horse racing authority, wants sid halley to look into some suspicious race results, but sid gave up the investigating.
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