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An Ebury Press bookPublished by Random House Australia Pty LtdLevel 3, 100 Pacific Highway, North Sydney NSW 2060www.randomhouse.com.auFirst published by Ebury Press in 2011Copyright © Tim Baker 2011The moral right of the author has been asserted.Lyrics to ‘I Lied About Being the Outdoor Type’ by the Lemonheads reproduced by kindpermission of Universal Music Pty LtdAll rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted by any personor entity, including internet search engines or retailers, in any form or by any means,electronic or mechanical, including photocopying (except under the statutory exceptionsprovisions of the Australian
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BEPREPARED
It’s the day before
my forty-sixth birthday, the surf is perfect,and an excited senior citizen is forcibly fitting a small plasticdevice, a bit like a hearing aid, behind my ear.‘Go on, nod forward, as if you’re falling asleep,’ Keninstructs eagerly, stepping back to better appreciate the impend-ing spectacle.He is so adamant I dare not disobey. Instantly, the plasticdevice starts vibrating furiously and I raise my head with astart. Ken laughs and claps his hands with delight. ‘There’sanother kind that makes a beeping noise,’ he informs me, in
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