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A change of frame
They’re like some alien culture’s hieroglyphs
these utility quotes, scrolling down my screen.
Fixed price or variable? TV and broadband scheme?
My eyes are stuffed but still I’m grudged to sniff
the tricks tucked in the tariffs and warily choose
which deal might steer my budget round the reef.
My parents weren’t coerced to skirt such cliffs:
back then you’d pay flat rate for ...
Sunday 21st May 2023 9:19 am
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