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Friday, 22 April 2016
Multimangle, # 50
Spotted by Tim Matter at The Phene in south-west London comes this polite notice, complete with idiosyncratic spelling and a final sentence that seems to have lost its way:
noisey; derrier; those wanting a cheeky cigarette after 10pm, please do so quietly without your drinks
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