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The poet and novelist Blake Morrison will wake up today in Bristol, where he has been watching his play We Are Three Sisters. After watching the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals on TV, he will go to Cheltenham, where he is appearing in the The Times’ literature festival. He says: “I’m in between books at the moment or written out, I’m not sure which!” Rgt

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