from a motorway service station on the M6
'It's ages since I last went
North. Getting up at five o'clock every morning means that I normally don't get much above Birmingham. I'm really looking forward to this week and, if I can let you into a secret, Desmond has always wanted to swim in the Manchester Ship Canal! '

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