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Future Perfect What next? And other impossible questionsAn entire evening was gone. I was also a little worried about going on so late, as I get up at 5.30 a.m., a habit fixed by a diabetic cat demanding a dawn breakfast and by the need to catch the early, gridlock-free bus. On we went, after make-up and rehearsal, and I was fairly brisk in the beginning, saying I expected John Howard still to be prime minister in 2026 and the ABC to be gone. Then, towards 9.50 p.m., with ten minutes to go, I began to fade. I found myself looking dreamily at a rather adorable young woman in row two of the audience and drifting into flights of wishful imagination. Suddenly, Matt Price was asking me a question. вЂSo what d’you think of that, Robyn? Yes or no?’ I had no idea what he was talking about. So I took a punt and blurted, вЂYES!’ Everyone exploded in laughter. I then gleaned that the topic was health care and that Matt’s question had been along the lines of вЂAs a pre-baby boomer, do you think it right that the younger population of twenty years from now should have to support the massive medical needs of all you oldies?’ To which I’d given the affirmative answer ...» | Код для вставки книги в блог HTML
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